| 单词 | torpedo-boat destroyer |
| 释义 | > as lemmastorpedo-boat destroyer torpedo-boat destroyer n. (also torpedo-boat catcher) a type of small, fast warship, originally designed to prevent torpedo boats from operating against a fleet.The torpedo-catcher, officially termed torpedo-gunboat, was superseded in 1893 by the torpedo boat destroyer, a larger, faster, and more powerful torpedo boat, designed for offensive purposes; the torpedo boat being appropriated to coast and harbour defence. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > anti-torpedo vessel torpedo-catcher1877 catcher1885 torpedo-boat destroyer1893 torpedo destroyer1896 T.B.D.1897 1893 Daily News 14 Feb. 8/7 They are to be termed Torpedo-boat Destroyers, and in size will be between a torpedo catcher of the sharpshooter class and a first-class torpedo boat. 1895 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 122 51 The..torpedo-boat catchers, as they were then [1886] called–the name has since been changed to torpedo gun-boat. 1895 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 122 79 They had been called torpedo-boat destroyers or catchers. 1901 F. T. Jane in New Penny Mag. 30 Nov. 205/1 We had..a number of torpedo-boat catchers, which..were unable to catch the craft they were intended to chase. < as lemmas |
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