# torpedo-boat destroyer

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Former name of destroyer.

## Etymology
From torpedo boat + destroyer. From being a type of combatant originally specialized to counter the newly introduced torpedo boat.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/torpedo-boat-destroyer