warship
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1. a government ship that is available for waging war (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | military vehicle, |
definition | : | vehicle used by the armed forces (noun.artifact) |
hypernym | : | ship, |
definition | : | a vessel that carries passengers or freight (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | capital ship, |
definition | : | a warship of the first rank in size and armament (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | corvette, |
definition | : | a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | cruiser, |
definition | : | a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | destroyer escort, |
definition | : | warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoys (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | frigate, |
definition | : | a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | frigate, |
definition | : | a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | guard ship, |
definition | : | a warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | ironclad, |
definition | : | a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | privateer, |
definition | : | a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | sloop of war, |
definition | : | a sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | surface ship, |
definition | : | a warship that operates on the surface of the water (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | three-decker, |
definition | : | a warship carrying guns on three decks (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | torpedo boat, |
definition | : | small high-speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | conning tower, |
definition | : | an armored pilothouse on a warship (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | naval gun, |
definition | : | naval weaponry consisting of a large gun carried on a warship (noun.artifact) |
member meronym | : | fleet, |
definition | : | a group of warships organized as a tactical unit (noun.group) |
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