"commerce destroyer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: commerce destroyers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} commerce destroyer (plural commerce destroyers)
  1. (military, nautical, dated) A fast, unarmoured, lightly armed naval vessel designed to capture or destroy merchant vessels of an enemy. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Military, Nautical
    Sense id: en-commerce_destroyer-en-noun-YIxr6GO4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war

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