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DESTROYER ESCORT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does destroyer escort mean? 

DESTROYER ESCORT (noun)
  The noun DESTROYER ESCORT has 1 sense:

1. warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoysplay

  Familiarity information: DESTROYER ESCORT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DESTROYER ESCORT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoys

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("destroyer escort" is a kind of...):

combat ship; war vessel; warship (a government ship that is available for waging war)


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