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USS Cole

Description:

The USS Cole refers to a United States Navy guided-missile destroyer named after Marine Sergeant Darrell S. Cole, a Medal of Honor recipient. It was commissioned in 1996 and gained significant attention due to a terrorist attack it faced on October 12, 2000, while harbored in Yemen.

Part of Speech:

Noun

Senses and Usages:

Sense 1:

Refers to a specific warship in the United States Navy.

Sample Sentence:

The USS Cole is one of the most formidable destroyers in the U.S. fleet.

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Sense 2:

Refers to the infamous terrorist attack on the USS Cole.

Sample Sentence:

The tragic bombing of the USS Cole resulted in the deaths of seventeen American sailors.

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