contre-torpilleur
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See also: contretorpilleur and contre torpilleur
French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (France) contretorpilleur (post-1990 spelling)
- contre torpilleur
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
contre-torpilleur m (plural contre-torpilleurs)
- (Canada, military, nautical) destroyer: a type of warship.
- Synonym: destroyer
- (historical, nautical, military) torpedo-boat destroyer
- (France, historical, nautical, military) Former name of destroyer.
Further reading[edit]
- “contre-torpilleur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.