Definition of war vessel War vessel
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What does war vessel mean?
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| war vessel - a government ship that is available for waging war | ||
| warship, combat ship | ||
| ship a vessel that carries passengers or freight | ||
| military vehicle vehicle used by the armed forces | ||
| fleet a group of warships organized as a tactical unit | ||
| armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | ||
| aircraft carrier, attack aircraft carrier, flattop, carrier a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings | ||
| battleship, battlewagon large and heavily armoured warship | ||
| capital ship a warship of the first rank in size and armament | ||
| conning tower a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting | ||
| corvette a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer | ||
| cruiser a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer | ||
| guided missile destroyer, destroyer a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship | ||
| destroyer escort warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoys | ||
| frigate a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser | ||
| frigate a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser | ||
| guard ship a warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron | ||
| ironclad a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor | ||
| ship of the line, man-of-war a warship intended for combat | ||
| naval gun naval weaponry consisting of a large gun carried on a warship | ||
| privateer a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation | ||
| sloop of war a sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck | ||
| submersible warship, submersible a warship designed to operate under water | ||
| surface ship a warship that operates on the surface of the water | ||
| three-decker a warship carrying guns on three decks | ||
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