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noun
A large square-rigged warship large enough to have a place in the line of battle, with up to 140 guns on at least two decks. A capital ship from the age of sail, superior to a frigate; usually, a seventy-four, or three-decker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
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noun
a warship intended for combat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: man-of-war
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Broader terms: warship, war vessel, combat ship
Narrower terms: sailing warship
History
Contraction of ship of the line of battle, a warship large enough to be in the line of battle. See also battleship, contracted from the same phrase; and line of battle ship.
Across languages
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