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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any ship built or armed for naval combat.
2. 2
   A British Rail Class 41 locomotive, dating from the late 1950s. British
3. 3
   a government ship that is available for waging war wordnet
4. 4
   A spacecraft built or armed for space warfare.

Synonyms

All synonyms

combat shipcruiserman-of-warvesselwar vesselwarcraft

Example

More examples

"It was a big black American warship."

Etymology

From war + ship.

Related phrases

Baby Warship

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