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ship of war

ship of war noun: warship.

Noun

ship of war (plural ships of war)

  1. (archaic) warship

Forms of ship of war

pluralships of war

Questions about ship of war

What does ship of war mean?
Ship of war means warship.
What part of speech is ship of war?
Ship of war is a noun.
What is the plural of ship of war?
The plural of ship of war is ships of war.

Words near ship of war in the dictionary

  1. ship of the line ensign first class
  2. ship of the line ensign second class
  3. ship of the line lieutenant
  4. ship of the line of battle
  5. Ship of Theseus
  6. ship of war
  7. ship out
  8. ship over
  9. ship prefix
  10. ship prefixes
  11. ship railway

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