destroyer escort
noun
: a warship similar to but smaller than a destroyer
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The destroyer escort was located in the Philippine Sea in waters more than four miles deep. 
Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 28 June 2022 The destroyer escort could make 24 knots and had a crew of 224. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 28 June 2022 Explorers located the remains of a U.S. Navy destroyer escort sunk in a major World War II battle off the coast of the Philippines. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 28 June 2022 Scott, an electrician’s mate on the destroyer escort USS Maloy, served in the U.S. Navy, as did Gene Elmore, another of the honorees, who was a B-24 bomber pilot. John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2021 Crowd pleasers include the HMCS Yukon, a 366-foot-long Canadian destroyer escort, and the Ruby E, a 156-foot-long Coast Guard cutter. Sarah Sekula, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2021 The USS Stickleback was one of the few exceptions: During a training exercise conducted in May 1958, the submarine suffered a collision with the destroyer escort USS Silverstein and sank 11,000 feet down to the ocean floor. Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020 The USS Slater, docked on the Albany waterfront, is the only World War II-era destroyer escort still afloat and the only one in existence with its original battle armament. courant.com, 8 Nov. 2019 The Friends of the SW Library will hold a Booked for Lunch on Nov. 19 in the Friends Room of the library, featuring a book about the USS Slater WW11 destroyer escort ship. courant.com, 11 Oct. 2019 See More
Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 28 June 2022 The destroyer escort could make 24 knots and had a crew of 224. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 28 June 2022 Explorers located the remains of a U.S. Navy destroyer escort sunk in a major World War II battle off the coast of the Philippines. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 28 June 2022 Scott, an electrician’s mate on the destroyer escort USS Maloy, served in the U.S. Navy, as did Gene Elmore, another of the honorees, who was a B-24 bomber pilot. John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2021 Crowd pleasers include the HMCS Yukon, a 366-foot-long Canadian destroyer escort, and the Ruby E, a 156-foot-long Coast Guard cutter. Sarah Sekula, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2021 The USS Stickleback was one of the few exceptions: During a training exercise conducted in May 1958, the submarine suffered a collision with the destroyer escort USS Silverstein and sank 11,000 feet down to the ocean floor. Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020 The USS Slater, docked on the Albany waterfront, is the only World War II-era destroyer escort still afloat and the only one in existence with its original battle armament. courant.com, 8 Nov. 2019 The Friends of the SW Library will hold a Booked for Lunch on Nov. 19 in the Friends Room of the library, featuring a book about the USS Slater WW11 destroyer escort ship. courant.com, 11 Oct. 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
1924, in the meaning defined above
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