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ship of war

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noun

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Origin of ship of war

First recorded in 1470–80

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for ship of war

In a ship-of-war, used for washing decks (one of the midship pumps).
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
The three young men you see are officers of an English ship-of-war.
The Boy Slaves|Mayne Reid
I want some sort of an excitement, and Im going to have it too, if I am sent home in some ship-of-war in irons.
Vine and Olive; Or Young America in Spain and Portugal|Oliver Optic
No opportunity offering for passage in a ship-of-war, he embarked in a merchant vessel called the America.
Admiral Farragut|A. T. Mahan

He was forced into the boat, which pulled away to a ship-of-war at anchor in the Forth.
Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships|W.H.G. Kingston