SHIP OF THE LINE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A warship intended for combat

Synonyms:

man-of-war; ship of the line

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ship of the line" is a kind of...):

combat ship; war vessel; warship (a government ship that is available for waging war)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ship of the line"):

sailing warship (a warship that was powered by sails and equipped with many heavy guns; not built after the middle of the 19th century)

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