war vessel

Noun
  1. A government ship that is available for waging war (synset 104559982)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of:
    • military vehicle - vehicle used by the armed forces
    • ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
    subtypes:
    • aircraft carrier, attack aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop - 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
    • corvette - a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer
    • cruiser - a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer
    • destroyer, guided missile 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 medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
    • 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
    • man-of-war, ship of the line - a warship intended for combat
    • 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, submersible warship - 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
    • torpedo boat - small high-speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters
    belongs to: fleet - a group of warships organized as a tactical unit
    has:
    • conning tower - an armored pilothouse on a warship
    • naval gun - naval weaponry consisting of a large gun carried on a warship
    same as: combat ship, warship

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