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man-of-war Definition

man·-of-war (man′əv wôr′, -ə wôr′)

noun pl. men′·-of-war′

an armed naval vessel; warship

man-of-war Synonyms

man-of-war

n.

battleship, destroyer, naval vessel, ship of the line; see ship, warship.

man-of-war Usage Examples

Converse of object

build: Description: The painting shows the ' St Albans ' , 60 guns man-of-war built at the Royal Dockyard, Deptford in 1747.

Adjective modifier

  • Portuguese: The Portuguese man-of-war is a large poisonous jellyfish-like creature found in the UK.
  • French: In 1711 the French man-of-war the Toulouse was sighted by two English ships that were returning to Port Mahon in the Mediterranean.
  • British: They managed to rescue a ship full of provisions from the guard of a British man-of-war.
  • German: At last, " at the hour when the fires burn red, " they came to a place where was a German man-of-war.
  • American: On arrival at Apia, we found that the American man-of-war Richmond had come into port.
  • English: Every vessel in the harbor or shore except the English man-of-war Calliope, which got to sea.

Noun used with modifier

gun: Description: The painting shows the ' St Albans ' , 60 guns man-of-war built at the Royal Dockyard, Deptford in 1747.