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ship of the line

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ship of the line
n. pl. ships of the line
A warship having at least two gun decks, armed powerfully enough to take a position in the line of battle.
ship of the line
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical (formerly) a warship large enough to fight in the first line of battle
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Noun1.ship of the lineship of the line - a warship intended for combat        
man-of-war
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


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Estimating the size of the creature by comparison with the diameter of the large trees near which it passed -- the few giants of the forest which had escaped the fury of the land-slide -- I concluded it to be far larger than any ship of the line in existence.
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
They will be afloat before the end of the year, gentlemen; the king will have fifty ship of the line.
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