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单词 ship of the line
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ship of the line


ship of the line

n. pl. ships of the line A wooden warship of the late 1600s to the early 1800s, having at least two gun decks and armed powerfully enough to take a position in the line of battle.

ship of the line

n (Nautical Terms) nautical (formerly) a warship large enough to fight in the first line of battle

ship′ of the line′


n. a sailing warship armed powerfully enough to serve in the line of battle. [1700–10]
Thesaurus
Noun1.ship of the line - a warship intended for combatship of the line - a warship intended for combat man-of-warsailing 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

ship of the line


ship of the line,

large, square-rigged warship, carrying from 70 to 140 guns on two or more completely armed gun decks. In the great naval wars of the 17th, 18th, and early 19th cent., ships of the line were the largest naval units employed. They passed from use with the advent of the ironcladironclad,
mid-19th-century wooden warship protected from gunfire by iron armor. The success of the ironclad when first employed by the French in the Crimean War sparked a naval armor and armaments race between France and Great Britain.
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 and the battleshipbattleship,
large, armored warship equipped with the heaviest naval guns. The evolution of the battleship, from the ironclad warship of the mid-19th cent., received great impetus from the Civil War.
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. One of the few remaining examples of a ship of the line is Lord Nelson's flagship, the H.M.S. Victory, which has been preserved at Portsmouth, England.

ship of the line


  • noun

Synonyms for ship of the line

noun a warship intended for combat

Synonyms

  • man-of-war

Related Words

  • sailing warship
  • combat ship
  • war vessel
  • warship
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