ship of war
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ship of war
First recorded in 1470–80
Example Sentences
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It looked as if the castle wall had been struck by a broadside of cannon fire from a ship of war.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2021
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 ● Apr. 26, 2013
Each represents thousands of hours of labor, each is a mighty ship of war.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Winton is anxious to get home, and knows that he might have to wait some time before a ship of war was going.
From A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
An English Buccaneer relates, 'We met a French private ship of war, mounting eight guns, who kept in our company some days.
From History of the Buccaneers of America by James Burney
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