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man-of-war

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man-of-war (mn-wôr)
n. pl. men-of-war (mn-)
1. See warship.
2. A Portuguese man-of-war.
man-of-war, man o' war
n pl men-of-war, men o' war
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a warship
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) See Portuguese man-of-war
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.man-of-warman-of-war - a warship intended for combat        
ship of the line
sailing warship - a warship that was powered by sails and equipped with many heavy guns; not built after the middle of the 19th century
combat ship, war vessel, warship - a government ship that is available for waging war
2.man-of-warman-of-war - large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
jellyfish, Portuguese man-of-war
siphonophore - a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored
genus Physalia, Physalia - Portuguese man-of-war
Translations
man-of-war [ˈmænəvˈwɔːʳ] N (men-of-war (pl)) [ˈmenəvˈwɔːʳ] N → buque m de guerra


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Espied by some timid man-of-war or blundering discovery-vessel from afar, when the distance obscuring the swarming fowls, nevertheless still shows the white mass floating in the sun, and the white spray heaving high against it; straightway the whale's unharming corpse, with trembling fingers is set down in the log -- shoals, rocks, and breakers hereabouts: beware
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
Then came the man-of-war that threw shells for miles into the hills, frightening the people out of their villages and into the deeper bush.
South Sea Tales by London, Jack View in context
But I can declare she is a man-of-war, for a long pennant flutters from her main mast.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
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