Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fighter aircraft: A military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat against other aircraft.
   • Destroyer (warship): A fast, maneuverable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy, or battle group and defend them against powerful short-range attackers.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Aircraft):

  • Không quân đã điều một phi đội máy bay khu trục tới khu vực. (The air force dispatched a squadron of fighter aircraft to the area.)
  • Máy bay khu trục F-16 là một vũ khí chiến lược quan trọng. (The F-16 fighter plane is an important strategic weapon.)

• Noun (Warship):

  • Hạm đội bao gồm một tàu sân bay và ba tàu khu trục. (The fleet consists of an aircraft carrier and three destroyers.)
  • Tàu khu trục có nhiệm vụ bảo vệ các tàu chính trong hạm đội. (The destroyer's mission is to protect the main ships in the fleet.)

Advanced Usage

• "khu trục hạm": This is the full, specific term for a destroyer warship.
  • Khu trục hạm lớp Arleigh Burke rất hiện đại. (The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is very modern.)
• "máy bay tiêm kích khu trục": A more detailed term for an interceptor or air-superiority fighter aircraft.
  • Máy bay tiêm kích khu trục được thiết kế để giành ưu thế trên không. (The interceptor fighter is designed for air superiority.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khu trục hạm (n): Destroyer (warship). The compound term specifying the naval vessel.
• Máy bay khu trục (n): Fighter aircraft, fighter plane. The compound term specifying the military aircraft.
• Tiêm kích (n): Fighter (aircraft). A more common modern synonym for a fighter jet.
• Tàu khu trục (n): Destroyer (ship). A synonym for .

Synonyms

• Máy bay chiến đấu: Combat aircraft, fighter aircraft.
• Tàu chiến: Warship (general term).
• Tàu phóng lôi: Torpedo boat (historically related, but not a direct synonym for a modern destroyer).

Related Phrases

• Nhiệm vụ khu trục: Interception mission; destroyer duties.
  • Phi công được giao nhiệm vụ khu trục máy bay địch. (The pilot was assigned an interception mission against enemy aircraft.)
• Ưu thế khu trục: Interception/air superiority advantage.
  • Máy bay này được chế tạo để giành ưu thế khu trục. (This aircraft was built to gain air superiority.)

Notes on Meaning

The word "khu trục" is a specialized military term. Its core meaning is "to drive away/expel/intercept." This meaning applies to both main definitions: 1. For aircraft: A fighter's role is to drive away or intercept enemy aircraft. 2. For ships: A destroyer's historical role includes driving away or hunting threats like submarines and small attack boats.

In modern Vietnamese, for the aircraft meaning, "tiêm kích" is often used interchangeably or more frequently. For the warship meaning, the compound "khu trục hạm" or "tàu khu trục" is standard. The standalone word "khu trục" is typically found in formal, technical, or historical contexts.

1. Fight (nói về máy bay)
   • Máy bay khu trục
     A fighter plane; a fighter