Destroyer meaning

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A person or thing that destroys.
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One that destroys.

A destroyer of our environment.

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A small, fast, highly maneuverable warship armed with guns, torpedoes, depth charges, and guided missiles.
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A small, fast, highly maneuverable warship armed with 3-inch or 5-inch guns, depth charges, torpedoes, etc.
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That which destroys something.
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(military) A small, fast warship with light armament, smaller than a cruiser, but bigger than a frigate.
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Destroyer Sentence Examples

  • As Brahma is the creator and Vishnu the preserver, so Siva is the destroyer.

  • The term is here explained as Apollyon, the "destroyer."

  • But the beauty of the work seems to have restrained the hand of the destroyer.

  • Its stomach is distensible in an extraordinary degree, and not rarely fishes have been taken out quite as large and heavy as their destroyer.

  • In the Trimurti, Brahma (the impersonal) is manifested as Brahma (the personal creator), Vishnu (the preserver), and Siva (the destroyer).

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