(a) see quot. 1877; (b) a torpedo-boat catcher.
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释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > anti-torpedo vessel (5) torpedo-catcher1877 (a) see quot. 1877; (b) a torpedo-boat catcher. catcher1885 A small, fast, heavily armed warship used for pursuing and destroying torpedo boats. Short for torpedo-catcher n. (b) at torpedo, n. compounds 2. Now… torpedo-boat destroyer1893 a type of small, fast warship, originally designed to prevent torpedo boats from operating against a fleet. torpedo destroyer1896 a torpedo-boat destroyer (officially called simply ‘a destroyer’). T.B.D.1897 torpedo boat destroyer. |
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