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commerce destroyer

commerce destroyer noun: a fast, unarmoured, lightly armed naval vessel designed to capture or destroy the enemy's merchant ships.

Noun

commerce destroyer (plural commerce destroyers)

  1. (dated, historical) A fast, unarmoured, lightly armed naval vessel designed to capture or destroy the enemy's merchant ships.

Forms of commerce destroyer

pluralcommerce destroyers

Questions about commerce destroyer

What does commerce destroyer mean?
Commerce destroyer means a fast, unarmoured, lightly armed naval vessel designed to capture or destroy the enemy's merchant ships.
What part of speech is commerce destroyer?
Commerce destroyer is a noun.
What is the plural of commerce destroyer?
The plural of commerce destroyer is commerce destroyers.

Words near commerce destroyer in the dictionary

  1. comments out
  2. commentworthy
  3. commerce
  4. Commerce City
  5. Commerce Clause
  6. commerce destroyer
  7. commerce destroyers
  8. commerce raider
  9. commerce raiders
  10. commerce raiding
  11. commerceable

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