war vessel
- noun
- /wɔr ˈvɛsəl/
- Specialized
:
buque de guerra
- He also explained the large part played by intimidation in diplomatic affairs, and that it was not uncommon for such missions to be transported in a nation's latest, most powerful war vessel.
Examples
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The other restrictions in minor war vessels relate to issues of privacy: such vessels do not have the space for separate mess facilities seen as needed for gender-mixed crews.
Academic text (1996) -
Unless Rozanov is finding power motorboat will be coming many US of American air machines and the war vessels.
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"Gamay pointed out merchant ships and war vessels similar to those carved into the walls of the structure Chi showed her earlier.
Fiction book (1999) -
The navy deployed a new war vessel to patrol the coastline and deter potential threats.
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During the battle, the war vessel proved its might by successfully engaging enemy ships.
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The captain proudly commanded the historic war vessel that had served in multiple conflicts.
Synonyms
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
62
7.3
A small fast warship with strong weapons that protects larger ships from submarines and planes
7
6.6
A small armed boat that moves in shallow water near coasts and rivers
7
3.5
A small boat that watches for danger and protects a coast or harbor
5
7.2
A large warship with big guns made to be fast but with lighter armor than a battleship
4
3.7
A ship used by the navy or coast guard to watch and protect the sea
2
4.9
A military ship that moves and fights on the water's surface, not underwater
1
5.3
A navy ship built to fight at sea
1
6.3
A small fast military boat that fires underwater bombs near the coast
1
8.0
A small military ship that escorts and protects convoys at sea
1
7.9
A navy ship kept ready to respond quickly to emergencies
A small military ship with guns on one deck used to fight at sea
A large armed ship that uses sails and carries heavy guns before the mid 1800s
A small navy ship that protects larger ships by attacking fast boats with torpedoes
A ship filled with bombs and sent toward enemy ships to burn them
Antonyms
3
5.1
A ship that carries goods or passengers for business and is not part of a navy
How Armed
59
3.8
- Archaic
68
5.5
- Specialized
50
7.4
- Specialized
- Specialized
62
7.3
- Specialized
43
8.2
- Specialized
7
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a ship used for warfare' is directly derivable from combining 'war' (armed hostilities) with 'vessel' (a ship), following a regular noun-noun compound pattern. This compositional structure is cross-linguistically common (e.g. 'buque de guerra', 'bateau de guerre'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
War vessel comes from putting war and vessel together: vessel was an old word for a 'ship' and war means 'fighting'. So the image is a ship made and armed to fight, and that's why the term now means a government ship used in war.