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English Thesaurus

1. a United States destroyer (noun.artifact)

instance hypernym	:	destroyer, guided missile destroyer,
definition	:	a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship (noun.artifact)

domain category	:	act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act,
definition	:	the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear (noun.act)