guided missile destroyer
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- noun
- /ˈɡaɪdɪd ˈmɪsəl dɪˈstrɔɪər/
- Specialized
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destructor de misiles guiados
- The drill, conducted by the Chinese missile frigate Yiyang and the U.S. guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill, lasted for more than five hours, the ministry said.
- guided missile destroyer USS
- U.S. guided missile destroyer
- Navy guided missile destroyer
Examples
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In twenty-six years of naval service, Dr. Wells served in a variety of surface ships, including command of a destroyer squadron and a guided missile destroyer.
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Thus, the plan would rely on its forty-five submarines, eighteen guided missile destroyers, and thirty-two guided missile frigates.
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Two Navy guided missile destroyers are being deployed off the coast of Libya after attacks Tuesday on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi left four Americans dead, including the U.S. ambassador, military officials told Fox News.
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The USS Mustin, a guided missile destroyer, is stationed at the naval base in Yokosuka.
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During the military exercise, the guided missile destroyer demonstrated its advanced targeting capabilities.
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The fleet includes several guided missile destroyers that play a crucial role in air defense operations.
Synonyms
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A navy boat built for fighting at sea
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A small fast warship with strong weapons that protects larger ships from submarines and planes
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A navy ship built to fight at sea
How Armed
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'guided' modifies 'missile' to form 'guided missile', and that compound modifies 'destroyer' to indicate a destroyer armed with guided missiles. Each constituent keeps its literal meaning and the noun-compounding pattern is common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the parts can infer the overall meaning.
Etymology
Guided missile destroyer is a name made from an older ship type, the destroyer, and the weapon guided missiles, which can steer to hit a target. Imagine a fast warship launching a missile that steers to protect other ships — that's why the name means 'a destroyer armed with guided missiles'.