Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A warship having at least two gun decks, armed powerfully enough to take a position in the line of battle.
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- noun nautical, military A
large square-rigged warship large enough to have a place in theline of battle . with up to 140guns on at least twodecks . Acapital ship from theage ofsail , superior to afrigate ; usually, aseventy-four , orthree-decker .
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- noun a warship intended for combat
Etymologies
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Contraction of line of battle ship, a warship large enough to be in the line of battle.
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October 29, 2007
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October 29, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word ship of the line
See ship-of-the-line (less common spelling) for info/usage.
October 10, 2008