(of a naval vessel, especially a submarine) equipped to locate and destroy enemy vessels, especially other submarines.
（海军舰船，尤指潜艇）能定位并摧毁敌船（尤指敌方潜艇）的
Example sentencesExamples
Modern antisubmarine warfare is conducted by three major naval platforms: hunter-killer submarines; surface ships such as frigates and destroyers; and maritime patrol aircraft.
Five of the Royal Navy's hunter-killer submarines have been found to be clear of the defect which forced HMS Tireless to put in at Gibraltar for repairs.
The unprecedented step of checking all our hunter-killer submarines, requiring two to return to the UK, is further evidence of our commitment to nuclear safety.
The problem affects the fleet of 12 nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarines which carry conventional weapons.
In addition, one of the Navy's hunter-killer nuclear submarines had also been operating in the region, paying a port visit to Bahrain earlier in the year.
Definition of hunter-killer in US English:
hunter-killer
adjectiveˌhən(t)ərˈkilərˌhən(t)ərˈkɪlər
(of a naval vessel, especially a submarine) equipped to locate and destroy enemy vessels, especially other submarines.
（海军舰船，尤指潜艇）能定位并摧毁敌船（尤指敌方潜艇）的
Example sentencesExamples
The unprecedented step of checking all our hunter-killer submarines, requiring two to return to the UK, is further evidence of our commitment to nuclear safety.
In addition, one of the Navy's hunter-killer nuclear submarines had also been operating in the region, paying a port visit to Bahrain earlier in the year.
Five of the Royal Navy's hunter-killer submarines have been found to be clear of the defect which forced HMS Tireless to put in at Gibraltar for repairs.
The problem affects the fleet of 12 nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarines which carry conventional weapons.
Modern antisubmarine warfare is conducted by three major naval platforms: hunter-killer submarines; surface ships such as frigates and destroyers; and maritime patrol aircraft.