"destroyer" meaning in French

See destroyer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɛs.tʁɔ.jœʁ/, /dɛs.tʁɔ.je/, /dɛs.tʁwa.je/ Audio: Fr-Paris--destroyer.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-destroyer.wav Forms: destroyers [plural]
Etymology: English destroyer. Etymology templates: {{bor|fr|en|destroyer}} English destroyer Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} destroyer m (plural destroyers)
  1. (France, military) destroyer (warship) Tags: France, masculine Synonyms: contre-torpilleur
    Sense id: en-destroyer-fr-noun-6wLtUvK~ Categories (other): French French, Military, Warships Disambiguation of Warships: 100 0 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Verb

IPA: /dɛs.tʁɔ.jœʁ/, /dɛs.tʁɔ.je/, /dɛs.tʁwa.je/ Audio: Fr-Paris--destroyer.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-destroyer.wav
Etymology: English destroyer. Etymology templates: {{bor|fr|en|destroyer}} English destroyer Head templates: {{fr-verb}} destroyer
  1. (North America) to destroy Tags: North-America
    Sense id: en-destroyer-fr-verb-z~oZCw4l Categories (other): North American French, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 25 75

Inflected forms

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