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Definition of warship noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

warship

noun
 
/ˈwɔːʃɪp/
 
/ˈwɔːrʃɪp/
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  1. a ship that has weapons and that is used in war
    • A total of 18 warships were sunk or heavily damaged.
    • Germany lost two warships during this attack.
    • He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.
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    Topics Transport by waterb2, War and conflictb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • modern
    • surface
    • naval
    • …
    … of warships
    • fleet
    verb + warship
    • build
    • command
    • sink
    • …
    preposition
    • aboard a warship
    • on a warship
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