warship

CEFRB2

/ˈwɔːˌʃɪp/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A ship built for fighting in a war.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A British Rail Class 41 locomotive, dating from the late 1950s.

Examples

  • It was a big black American warship.

  • That warship armed with eight cannons is a "Queen Elizabeth" class.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A spacecraft built or armed for space warfare.

  2. Any ship built or armed for naval combat.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From war + ship.