English > war vessel: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A government ship that is available for waging war. |
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| Synonyms | warship, combat ship |
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| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
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| Member of | fleet | A group of warships organized as a tactical unit |
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| Parts | conning tower | An armored pilothouse on a warship |
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| naval gun | naval weaponry consisting of a large gun carried on a warship |
| Narrower | aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop, attack aircraft carrier | A large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings |
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| battleship, battlewagon | large and heavily armoured warship |
| capital ship | A warship of the first rank in size and armament |
| corvette | A highly maneuverable escort warship |
| cruiser | A large fast warship |
| destroyer, guided missile destroyer | A small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship |
| destroyer escort | warship smaller than a destroyer |
| frigate | A United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser |
| frigate | A medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries |
| guard ship | A warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron |
| ironclad | A wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor |
| man-of-war, ship of the line | A warship intended for combat |
| privateer | A privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy / enemy nation |
| sloop of war | A sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck |
| submersible, submersible warship | A warship designed to operate under water |
| surface ship | A warship that operates on the surface of the water |
| three-decker | A warship carrying guns on three decks |
| torpedo boat | small high-speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters |
| Broader | military vehicle | vehicle used by the armed forces |
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| ship | A vessel that carries passengers or freight |
| Spanish | barco de guerra, buque de guerra |
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| Catalan | vaixell de guerra |
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