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GUARD SHIP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("guard ship" is a kind of...):
combat ship; war vessel; warship (a government ship that is available for waging war)