英语词汇tin cans naval destroyers的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	tin cans naval destroyers
词源	tin cans (naval destroyers). During World War II American destroyers were called tin cans because they were the smallest, thinnest-armored fleet vessels. Destroyers were also called rust buckets at the time, though rust bucket more often meant any old ship.
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