USS COLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A United States destroyer

Example:

17 sailors died as the result of a terrorist attack while the USS Cole was anchored in Aden

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Instance hypernyms:

destroyer; guided missile destroyer (a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship)

Domain category:

act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (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)

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