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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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