destroyer
/dɪˈstrɔɪər/
noun
- A person or thing that destroys something.
- The fire was a destroyer of everything in its path.
- Pests can be destroyers of crops if not controlled.
- In the story, the dragon was a destroyer of villages.
- A fast, heavily armed military ship used to protect other ships and attack submarines and aircraft.
- The navy sent a destroyer to patrol the coast.
- The destroyer fired its missiles at the enemy submarine.
- During the war, destroyers escorted supply ships across the ocean.
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