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ships of the line

ships of the line is the plural of ship of the line.

Meaning of ship of the line

Noun

ship of the line (plural ships of the line)

  1. A large square-rigged warship large enough to have a place in the line of battle, with up to 140 guns on at least two decks. A capital ship from the age of sail, superior to a frigate; usually, a seventy-four, or three-decker.

Questions about ships of the line

What is ships of the line the plural of?
Ships of the line is the plural of ship of the line.

Words near ships of the line in the dictionary

  1. ships a sea
  2. ships in a bottle
  3. ships in bottles
  4. ships in the night
  5. ships of the desert
  6. ships of the line
  7. ships of war
  8. ships out
  9. ships over
  10. ships passing in the night
  11. ships that pass in the night

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