warship

Noun

Meaning

warship (plural warships)

Any ship built or armed for naval combat.

Warship (plural Warships)

(Britain, rail transport) A British Rail Class 41 locomotive, dating from the late 1950s.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

admiral ship destroyer yacht dreadnaught boat carrier submarine cruiser battleship frigate corvette wartime aircraft carrier ironclad

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Hypernyms

ship military vehicle

Hyponyms

destroyer privateer carrier cruiser battleship frigate

Phrases with the word

class warship fast warship with a large crew submersible warship large warship high-speed warship warship armada

Examples

Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Admiral. That part of a warship which does the talking while the figurehead does the thinking. Ambrose Bierce

Like a long boat which follows in the wake of the warship to which it is tied. Frederick II of Prussia

A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of large caliber guns. Source: Internet

After raising, restoration, and outfitting as an ironclad warship, the Confederacy bestowed on her the name Virginia. Source: Internet

According to the IDF, Crane had been identified as an Egyptian warship, and the Israeli General Staff authorized the attack. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Warshaw warshboard Warshington warship armada warship flotilla warship squadron