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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A warship, usually smaller than a destroyer, used in antisubmarine action.
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- noun US, military, nautical, historical a type of
warship , lighter inarmor andarmament , and slower than adestroyer , originally used forconvoy escort during World War II. This light destroyer variant is considered afrigate .
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- noun warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoys
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