ship of the line
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ship of the line
First recorded in 1700–10
Example Sentences
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Majestic as a ship of the line, Dramatic Soprano Eileen Parrel I, 47, cruised through an aria from La Gioconda as she neared the end of a concert at Atlanta's Municipal Auditorium.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is also fully aware of the ironies�the sheer comic puzzlement�implicit in a confrontation between a modern ship of the line and antiques that are a mere four decades old.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I am 'The Showboat' of my day, a full ship of the line," announces a ghostly voice, and the show is on.
From Time Magazine Archive
A few days later, Sir Horatio, flying a commodore's pendant, was beat ing up the Channel in the 900-man ship of the line Nonsuch, followed by two sloops, two bomb-ketches and a cutter.
From Time Magazine Archive
As commander of a ship of the line, his severity again provoked a mutiny; and when afterwards Governor of New South Wales, an insurrection was excited from the same excess of discipline.
From A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 by Kotzebue, Otto von
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