warship

[US]/'wɔːʃɪp/
[UK]/'wɔrʃɪp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. military vessel, battleship

Example Sentences

The warship was making towards the pier.

The warship mounted ten guns.

He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.

the Straits were to be open to warships in time of peace.

A warship loomed up through the heavy fog.

Warships have been dispatched to the area.

The eight warships in the van opened fire on the advancing fleet.

The enemy warship tried to bear down on our small airboat.

warships convoying merchant vessels across the Atlantic.

The government fitted out warships and sailors for them.

The enemy warships were disengaged from the battle after suffering heavy casualties.

Real-world Examples

At the same time, Captain Oliver Perry built five warships on Lake Erie.

Source: VOA Special February 2019 Collection

Imagine an old warship and all of the cannons shoot at the same time.

Source: Learn English by following hot topics.

The United States has commissioned a warship, the USS Canberra, in Sydney, Australia Saturday.

Source: VOA Daily Standard August 2023 Collection

Didn't he board a warship pretending to be the leader of a Turkish delegation?

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 6

And it heavily restricted the ability of non-black sea adjacent powers from sending any warships through.

Source: Realm of Legends

From its rigging and its low masts, the Canadian replied, I bet it's a warship.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

America lost seven warships along with more than 23,000 soldiers and sailors according to the Defense Department.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation April 2021

The United States has an aircraft carrier and several other warships in the Strait of Hormuz area.

Source: VOA Special July 2019 Collection

Such forces may lack the prestige of massive warships.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

I realized that it was letting the warship approach.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

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