Guided Missile Destroyer (Noun)
Meaning
A small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The USS Arleigh Burke-class is a guided missile destroyer that has been in service with the United States Navy since the 1990s.
- The guided missile destroyer was able to quickly maneuver and intercept enemy targets using its advanced radar system.
- China recently launched a Type 052D guided missile destroyer as a significant upgrade to its naval fleet.
- A guided missile destroyer was part of a naval task force that was sent to protect allied shipping lanes in the strategic waterway.
- Japan commissioned the first of its new Maya-class guided missile destroyer in 2020, equipped with the latest Aegis air defense system.