warship

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US /ˈwɔɹˌʃɪp/ UK /ˈwɔːˌʃɪp/
noun Freq #18949

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a government ship that is available for waging war

  2. 2
    noun

    Any ship built or armed for naval combat.

  3. 3
    noun

    A spacecraft built or armed for space warfare.

  4. 4
    noun

    A British Rail Class 41 locomotive, dating from the late 1950s.

Etymology

From war + ship.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a government ship that is... combat shipwar vessel
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