destroyer

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Nave militare veloce che protegge altre navi e attacca navi o aerei nemici.

In inglese semplice: A fast military ship used to protect other ships and attack enemy ships or aircraft.

• The destroyer entered the harbour.
• Two destroyers escorted the larger ship across the ocean.
• Her grandfather served on a destroyer during the war.

Espressioni comuni: naval destroyer, a missile destroyer, aboard a destroyer

distruttore

Persona o cosa che rovina qualcosa o lo fa scomparire.

In inglese semplice: A person or thing that ruins something or makes it stop existing.

• Fire is a powerful destroyer.
• He became known as a destroyer of ancient monuments.
• These chemicals are silent destroyers of river life.

Come si usa: destroyer of something (They saw the war as a destroyer of hope.)

Sinonimi: devastator, decimator

Espressioni comuni: destroyer of worlds, destroyer of dreams, a ruthless destroyer