(definition) by Webster 1913 Fri Nov 25 2005 at 17:03:23

Com"merce de*stroy"er. (Nav.)

A very fast, unarmored, lightly armed vessel designed to capture or destroy merchant vessels of an enemy. Not being intended to fight, they may be improvised from fast passenger steamers.

 

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