combat ship
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5.3
- noun
:
buque de combate
- The military plans to increase the number of combat ships in its fleet to enhance maritime security.
- littoral combat ships
- Navy combat ship
- new combat ships
Examples
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Today, a great majority of the U.S. Navy's surface combat ships are powered by LM2500 turbines, including the current fleet of DDG51 Arleigh Burke destroyers.
Academic text (2009) -
She reports that it was when women yeomen began receiving orders to report to duty on combat ships that an F (for female) was appended to the designation of Yeoman.
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Technologically modern combat ships (and their support shipping) are critical, but only in sufficient numbers to survive a determined attack and complete their missions.
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Defend the continued construction of the littoral combat ship, grossly over budget and doesn't meet design specs.
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Captain Jeffrey Riedel was fired on Jan. 26 as program manager for the Navy's littoral combat ship program due to allegations of inappropriate behavior.
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For example, previous laws segregated blacks in units commanded by white officers, limited the number of servicewomen in uniform, and prohibited women from performing duties aboard combat ships or aircraft.
Academic text (1994) -
It might put on view its plans to deploy in the strait the new littoral combat ships, the first of which is due to enter service soon with advanced mine countermeasure capabilities, including unmanned underwater vehicles.
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In 2020, the Navy launched a new combat ship equipped with advanced weaponry.
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The destroyer is a powerful combat ship that can engage multiple targets simultaneously.
Synonyms
171
6.3
A large warship with a flat deck for aircraft to take off and land
140
3.6
A navy boat built for fighting at sea
68
5.5
A large ship used in war with thick metal armor and big guns
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7.2
A large warship with big guns made to be fast but with lighter armor than a battleship
2
7.9
A very large warship like a battleship or aircraft carrier with heavy weapons
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8.0
A large military ship that carries missiles to attack and defend at long range
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7.5
A fast military ship that carries weapons that can steer themselves to attack ships and aircraft
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9.9
A large warship that fights in the main line of ships in sea battles from the 1600s to the 1800s
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6.3
A small fast military boat that fires underwater bombs near the coast
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9.9
A large armed ship used by navies from the 1500s to the 1800s
A ship a government uses for fighting at sea
A big military ship with a long flat deck that carries and launches fighter planes
A small warship with very heavy guns, smaller than a battleship
A small fast navy boat that hunts and attacks submarines
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a ship designed and equipped for waging war' is directly derivable from combining 'combat' (armed engagement) with 'ship' (a vessel); the noun is being used attributively in a regular compounding pattern. This compositional pattern (modifier + noun) is common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun combat ship comes from a simple image: a ship made and armed for combat, carrying guns and sailors ready to fight at sea. Because people saw these ships used for war, the phrase today means 'a government ship designed and equipped for waging war'.