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destroyer escort

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables
de-stroy-er escort
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of warship, lighter in armor and armament, and slower than a destroyer, originally used for convoy escort during World War II; now considered a frigate.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

destroyer escorts (plural)

Phrases

destroyer leader

Frequently Paired Words

DE DDE destroyer leader destroyer corvette frigate sloop

Questions

What does destroyer escort mean?
A type of warship, lighter in armor and armament, and slower than a destroyer, originally used for convoy escort during World War II; now considered a frigate.

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