Meanings
nountorpedo-boat destroyer (plural torpedo-boat destroyers)
plural torpedo-boat destroyers · alternative torpedo boat destroyer
- historicalgovernmentFormer name of destroyer.
Origin
From torpedo boat + destroyer. From being a type of combatant originally specialized to counter the newly introduced torpedo boat.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French contre-torpilleur
- contre-torpilleurTranslations
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APA
torpedo-boat destroyer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torpedo-boat%20destroyer
MLA
“torpedo-boat destroyer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torpedo-boat%20destroyer. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “torpedo-boat destroyer,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torpedo-boat%20destroyer.
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