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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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