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Men o' war were to be a part of the fabric of my life for the next half-century.
Lord Mountbatten

Meaning of "men o' war" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEN O' WAR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEN O' WAR

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preposition
conjunction
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Men o' war is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEN O' WAR

men
men-at-arms
men-of-war
men´s room
menace
menacer
menacing
menacingly
menad
menadione
Menado
menagerie
Menai Strait
menaissance
Menam
Menander
menaquinone
menarche
menarcheal
menarchial

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEN O' WAR

air war
bidding war
civil war
cold war
council of war
declaration of war
dirty war
fare war
flame war
ground war
guerrilla war
holy war
man o´ war
opium war
prisoner of war
sloop of war
state of war
theatre of war
trade war
turf war

Synonyms and antonyms of men o' war in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «men o' war» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEN O' WAR

Find out the translation of men o' war to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of men o' war from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «men o' war» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

男性O´战争
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hombres o´War
570 millions of speakers

English

men o´ war
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

´ युद्ध हे पुरुष
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرجال س ´ الحرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мужчины O ´ войны
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homens o ´ guerra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুরুষ ও ´যুদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hommes o «guerre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lelaki perang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Männer O ´War
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

「戦争Oの男性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

´ 전쟁 오 남자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wong perang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nam o ´ chiến tranh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆண்கள் போர் ´
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुरुष ओ ´युद्ध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Erkek o ´savaş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

uomini o ´ guerra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ludzie o /
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чоловіки O ´ війни
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bărbați O ´War
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άνδρες o « πόλεμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mans o ´ n oorlog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

män o /
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

menn O ´War
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of men o' war

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEN O' WAR»

The term «men o' war» is normally little used and occupies the 147.592 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEN O' WAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about men o' war

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QUOTES WITH «MEN O' WAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word men o' war.
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Lord Mountbatten
Men o' war were to be a part of the fabric of my life for the next half-century.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEN O' WAR»

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The Mammoth Book of Men O' War: Stories from the glory days ...
These tales vividly re-create the age of the glory days of sail, aboard the great ships that sailed for trade, discovery or warfare.
Mike Ashley, Jon E. Lewis, 2014
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Air Men O' War
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Boyd Cable, 2011
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Nelson's Men O'War: In Conjunction with the National ...
Endorsed by the world renowned National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, the book contains a wealth of illustrations and first-hand accounts.
Peter G. Goodwin, 2003
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Haughton FORREST (1826-1925): Biography, Catalogue and ...
British Men O'War (Leonard Joel) Man o'VVar Vessels 66.0 cm (height) x 119.4 cm (width), Louise Blouin Signed Oil on board Sold on 31 May 1981 by Leonard Joel, South Yarra, A$4,750H, Lot No. 1747 67 cm (height) x 120 cm (width), ...
Geoffrey M. Ayling, Ian (Malik) Smith, The Forrest Project
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Field Guide to Sea Stingers and Other Venomous and Poisonous ...
BLuEBOTTLES. And. MEn-O'-wAR. Physalia spp. Phylum Coelenterata Class Hydrozoa Order Siphonophora With its conspicuous, blue, gas-filled float, the bluebottle is one of Australia's well recognised and common stingers. Another ...
Loisette M. Marsh, Shirley Slack-Smith, 2010
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The Man-o'-war's-man
... to imitate the behaviour of those men-o'-war's-men who were along with him, well knowing that former experience would regulate their motions, and observing them making the best of their way for the lower deck, he immediately followed, ...
D. Stewart, 1843
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The Englishman's Hebrew & Chaldee Concordance of the Old ...
M. sound like pipes for the men of Kir-heres: 49: 26. all the men of war shall be cut off 50:30. all her men o/war shall be cut off 51 : 32. and the men o/war are affrighted. 52 : 7. the men of war fled, and went forth 25. charge of the men of 'war  ...
George Vicesimus Wigram, 1860
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Pirates
Now, the passage into Ocracoke inlet was extremely narrow, and only Blackbeard knew how to successfully navigate the entrance. When the pirate saw the two men-o'-war cautiously entering the inlet he quickly reacted. He headed his sloop ...
Jane Whitear
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Ballads and Sea-Songs of Newfoundland
TURKISH. MEN-O'-WAR. (THE "MARIGOLD") Sung by Daniel Endacott, Sally's Cove, 1929. 1 Our goodly ship was loaded deep, And anchor weighed to the bow ; Our course we steered it was east sou'east, As close to the wind as we could lie.
Elizabeth Bristol Greenleaf, Grace Yarrow Mansfield, 1933
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The Dublin University Magazine
Would that some literary Hogarth, familiar enough with men-o'-war and their crews, to qualify him to do justice to this peculiar and by no means very easy task, would undertake it can amorel In some few cases he would, it is true, have little ...
‎1855

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEN O' WAR»

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Venomous men o' war wash up on North Carolina beach
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. — A number of Portuguese men o' war have washed up on a North Carolina beach, according to NBC12. «myfox8.com, Jul 15»
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Our friends in the ocean are visiting the beach
Or, men o' war. Or, man o' wars. Or, platoon o' war. Regardless, the Department of Natural Resources (DNREC) issued a statement earlier this ... «Coastal Point, Jul 15»
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Portuguese Men O' War washing up on North Carolina beach
A warning if your summer travels take you to Wrightsville Beach in Wilmington, N.C. Several Portuguese Men O' War have washed up on a ... «WWBT NBC12 News, Jul 15»
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“The Eyes of the Totem” Mesmerizes Local Historians, Film Lovers …
... she played the role of Betty in “Totem” but would go on to star in “College,” alongside Buster Keaton in “Men O' War,” with Laurel and Hardy. «southsoundtalk.com, Jun 15»
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Increase in Portuguese Man O' War Found on NC Beaches
Several beachgoers posted pictures of Portuguese Men O' War on social media. Finding several of them strung out across Wrightsville Beach ... «TWC News, Apr 15»
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Phuket swimmers warned to beware Portuguese Men o' War
PHUKET: Swimmers and divers should be warned to keep a sharp look-out for Portuguese Men o' War, or bluebottles, around the coast of ... «The Phuket News, Jun 14»
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Men o' War: Alvarado Decisions Rios
Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada, World War II was as explosive as World War I. “Mile High” Mike Alvarado (34-1, ... «Boxing.com, Mar 13»
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Portuguese Men O' War invade the Mediterranean
Swept by westerly winds through the Gibraltar Strait from the north Atlantic, the creature carries with it a potentially lethal sting in its trailing ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 09»

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