ship of war

American  

noun

1. warship.

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Etymology

Origin of ship of war

First recorded in 1470–80

Example Sentences

It looked as if the castle wall had been struck by a broadside of cannon fire from a ship of war.

From Washington Post

And The Fighting Temeraire, the tugboat towing the ghostly sailing ship of war to her grave, the future pulling the past, noise versus silence.

From The Guardian

She grazed the anchor chains of H. M. S. the Colossus, where that ship of war's broad white deck lay level with the water, as heavy and solid as a stone pier.

From Project Gutenberg

The discipline on board the Fulda was like that of a ship of war, where the officers and crew were concerned, but the passengers might have believed they were on their own private yacht.

From Project Gutenberg

Neither was any trading vessel or ship of war to be permitted to enter any port on the Cochin China coast save only under the French flag.

From Project Gutenberg