HyperDic: war_vessel

English > 1 sense of the expression war vessel:
NOUNartifactwar vessel, warship, combat shipa government ship that is available for waging war
English > war vessel: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA government ship that is available for waging war.
Synonymswarship, combat ship
Categorymilitary, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machineThe military forces of a nation
Member offleetA group of warships organized as a tactical unit
Partsconning towerAn armored pilothouse on a warship
naval gunnaval weaponry consisting of a large gun carried on a warship
Narroweraircraft carrier, carrier, flattop, attack aircraft carrierA large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
battleship, battlewagonlarge and heavily armoured warship
capital shipA warship of the first rank in size and armament
corvetteA highly maneuverable escort warship
cruiserA large fast warship
destroyer, guided missile destroyerA small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
destroyer escortwarship smaller than a destroyer
frigateA United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser
frigateA medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
guard shipA warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron
ironcladA wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor
man-of-war, ship of the lineA warship intended for combat
privateerA privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy / enemy nation
sloop of warA sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck
submersible, submersible warshipA warship designed to operate under water
surface shipA warship that operates on the surface of the water
three-deckerA warship carrying guns on three decks
torpedo boatsmall high-speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters
Broadermilitary vehiclevehicle used by the armed forces
shipA vessel that carries passengers or freight
Spanishbarco de guerra, buque de guerra
Catalanvaixell de guerra

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