torpedo-boat destroyer
[ tawr-pee-doh-boht ]
/ tɔrˈpi doʊˌboʊt /
noun
a vessel somewhat larger than the ordinary torpedo boat, designed for destroying torpedo boats or as a more powerful form of torpedo boat.
Origin of torpedo-boat destroyer
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby torpedo-boat destroyer
torontonian,
torose,
torpedo,
torpedo boat,
torpedo tube,
torpedo-boat destroyer,
torpedoman,
torpex,
torpid,
torpor,
torpor retinae
Example sentences from the Web for torpedo-boat destroyer
It was arranged that a torpedo-boat-destroyer should follow him, and this afforded an element of safety.
Learning to Fly |Claude Grahame-White
British Dictionary definitions for torpedo-boat destroyer
torpedo-boat destroyer
noun
(formerly) a large powerful high-speed torpedo boat designed to destroy enemy torpedo boats: a forerunner of the modern destroyer, from which the name is derived