Men-of-war synonyms

mĕn'ə-wôr'

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man-of-war (related)
Used other than as an idiom: see man,"Ž of,"Ž war. (A military man.)
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ships-of-the-line
A warship having at least two gun decks, armed powerfully enough to take a position in the line of battle.
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jellyfishes
(Zoology) An almost transparent aquatic being; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.
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battleships
Any one of a class of warships of the largest size, carrying the greatest number of weapons and clad with the heaviest armor.
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destroyers
(Military) A small, fast warship with light armament, smaller than a cruiser, but bigger than a frigate.
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ships (related)
The definition of a ship is a large boat or a vessel.
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warships (related)
A combat ship.
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  • Two days of desultory street fighting ensued, during which the fleet began to bombard the city, but was compelled to desist by the interference of foreign men-of-war, on the ground that the bombardment was.

  • Repeated attempts were made by various European nations to subdue the pirates, and in 1816 the city was bombarded by a British squadron under Lord Exmouth, assisted by Dutch men-of-war, and the corsair fleet burned.

  • It serves as a coaling station for men-of-war and as a highroad to Abyssinia.

  • Frederick II., in his later years (1571-1588), aspired to the dominion of all the seas which washed the Scandinavian coasts, and before he died he was able to enforce the rule that all foreign ships should strike their topsails to Danish men-of-war as a token of his right to rule the northern seas.

  • The treaty required, with questionable wisdom, that a constitution should be established, and this was accordingly the English troops and men-of-war.

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