destroyer

Significado (Inglês)

  1. That which destroys something.
  2. (historical) A small, fast warship with light gun armament, smaller than a cruiser, but bigger than a frigate.
  3. A larger warship with guided missile armament, usually intended for air defence or anti-ship roles. Often, but not always, larger than a frigate and smaller than a cruiser.
  4. (broadly) A larger warship with guided missile armament, usually intended for air defence or anti-ship roles. Often, but not always, larger than a frigate and smaller than a cruiser.

Conceitos

Contra-torpedeiro

Contratorpedeiros

Freqüência

C2
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/dəˈstɹɔɪ.ɚ/
Etimologia (Inglês)

Inherited from Middle English destroyour, destroyere; By surface analysis, destroy + -er. Designating a warship, it is ellipsis of torpedo-boat destroyer, the longer term appearing at the end of the 19th century and the shorter form early in the 20th.

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