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Definition of Torpedo-boat destroyer
1. Noun. Small destroyer that was the forerunner of modern destroyers; designed to destroy torpedo boats.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Torpedo-boat Destroyer
Literary usage of Torpedo-boat destroyer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1901)
"The trials of the torpedo-boat destroyer Racehorse have been interrupted by defects
... The torpedo-boat destroyer Express has recently attempted her fourth ..."
2. The American Library Annual: Including Index to Dates of Current Events (1915)
"N 3 US torpedo boat destroyer Paulding goes ashore Destroyer Paulding floated.
... \Vashington, DC Jl 9 torpedo-boat destroyer O'Brien launched. ..."
3. Report by California, State Board of Harbor Commissioners (1908)
"Torpedo boat destroyer. Torpedo boat destroyer. Torpedo boat destroyer. ...
Torpedo boat destroyer. Battleship Date of Arrival. Apr. 3, Apr. 7, Apr. 18, ..."
4. Hero Tales of the American Soldier and Sailor as Told by the Heroes by James William Buel (1899)
"The " Gloucester " is a torpedo-boat destroyer as the event proved, a destroyer
of destroyers. I turned from the main battle for a second or two pretty ..."
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