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destroyer escort

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destroyer escort
n.
A warship, usually smaller than a destroyer, used in antisubmarine action.
destroyer escort
n
(Military) a lightly armed warship smaller than a destroyer, designed to escort fleets or convoys
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Noun1.destroyer escortdestroyer escort - warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoys
combat ship, war vessel, warship - a government ship that is available for waging war


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Fleming her son's posthumous Medal of Honor, and the following September the Navy commissioned a destroyer escort named in the deceased pilot's honor.
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Adams commanded destroyer escorts in the Atlantic and Pacific.
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