ALL meanings of torpedo-boat destroyer
tor·pe·do-boat destroy·er
T t - noun torpedo-boat destroyer a vessel somewhat larger than the ordinary torpedo boat, designed for destroying torpedo boats or as a more powerful form of torpedo boat. 1
- noun torpedo-boat destroyer (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 0
- noun torpedo-boat destroyer a former warship like a torpedo boat but larger and more heavily armed, originally designed to destroy torpedo boats 0