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man-of-war
man-of-war M0086800 (măn′ə-wôr′)n. pl. men-of-war 1. See warship.2. pl., also man-of-wars A Portuguese man-of-war.man-of-war or man o' warn, pl men-of-war or men o' war1. (Nautical Terms) a warship2. (Animals) See Portuguese man-of-warwar•ship (ˈwɔrˌʃɪp)
n. a ship built or armed for combat purposes. [1525–35] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  man-of-war - a warship intended for combat ship of the linesailing warship - a warship that was powered by sails and equipped with many heavy guns; not built after the middle of the 19th centurycombat ship, war vessel, warship - a government ship that is available for waging war | | 2. |  man-of-war - large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentaclesjellyfish, Portuguese man-of-warsiphonophore - a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily coloredgenus Physalia, Physalia - Portuguese man-of-war |
Translationsman-of-war
man-of-war1. A warship. My grandfather was part of the crew on a man-of-war during World War II.2. A nickname for the Portuguese man-of-war, a jellyfish-like sea creature with a deadly sting. I don't want you kids to go swimming today—there's been reports of a man-of-war in the water.man-of-war
man-of-war, man o' war1. a warship 2. See Portuguese man-of-warman-of-war
man-of-war (măn′ə-wôr′)n. pl. men-of-war See MOW
See MOWman-of-war
Synonyms for man-of-warnoun a warship intended for combatSynonymsRelated Words- sailing warship
- combat ship
- war vessel
- warship
noun large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentaclesSynonyms- jellyfish
- Portuguese man-of-war
Related Words- siphonophore
- genus Physalia
- Physalia
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