warship
noun
a ship built or armed for combat purposes.
warships
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pluralof warship.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Last month, Chinese and Russian naval warships sailed through a strait in the Kuril islands during a joint patrol.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Rescuers with backup from two Indonesian warships and a navy surveillance aircraft were searching for survivors even as estimates of the number of missing people kept changing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
HONOLULU—Dozens of warships sat docked next to one another at Pearl Harbor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
According to Centcom, there are now 50,000 troops in the region, along with 20 naval warships and hundreds of warplanes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
‘But the King’s warships are in the harbor. They’ll protect the tea. They’ll fight.’
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
