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surface ship

surface ship noun: a military (naval) vessel designed for operation on the marine surface, as distinguished from a submarine or other types of vessels. Aircraft carriers are frequently excluded.

Noun

surface ship (plural surface ships)

  1. A military (naval) vessel designed for operation on the marine surface, as distinguished from a submarine or other types of vessels. Aircraft carriers are frequently excluded.

Forms of surface ship

pluralsurface ships

Questions about surface ship

What does surface ship mean?
Surface ship means a military (naval) vessel designed for operation on the marine surface, as distinguished from a submarine or other types of vessels. Aircraft carriers are frequently excluded.
What part of speech is surface ship?
Surface ship is a noun.
What is the plural of surface ship?
The plural of surface ship is surface ships.

Words near surface ship in the dictionary

  1. surface plasmon
  2. surface plasmons
  3. surface quality
  4. surface runoff
  5. surface runoffs
  6. surface ship
  7. surface ships
  8. surface street
  9. surface streets
  10. surface structure
  11. surface structures

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