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Meaning of "warship" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WARSHIP

warship  [ˈwɔːˌʃɪp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WARSHIP

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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Warship 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.

WHAT DOES WARSHIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

warship

Warship

A warship is a ship that is built and primarily intended for combat. As well as being armed, warships are designed to withstand damage and are usually faster and more maneuverable than merchant ships. Unlike a merchant ship, which carries cargo, a warship typically only carries weapons, ammunition and supplies for its crew. Warships usually belong to a navy, though they have also been operated by individuals, cooperatives and corporations. In wartime, the distinction between warships and merchant ships is often blurred. In war, merchant ships are often armed and used as auxiliary warships, such as the Q-ships of the First World War and the armed merchant cruisers of the Second World War. Until the 17th century it was common for merchant ships to be pressed into naval service and not unusual for more than half a fleet to be composed of merchant ships. Until the threat of piracy subsided in the 19th century, it was normal practice to arm larger merchant ships such as galleons. Warships have also often been used as troop carriers or supply ships, such as by the French Navy in the 18th century or the Japanese Navy during the Second World War.

Definition of warship in the English dictionary

The definition of warship in the dictionary is a vessel armed, armoured, and otherwise equipped for naval warfare.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WARSHIP


airship
ˈɛəˌʃɪp
authorship
ˈɔːθəˌʃɪp
battleship
ˈbætəlˌʃɪp
censorship
ˈsɛnsəˌʃɪp
championship
ˈtʃæmpɪənˌʃɪp
citizenship
ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp
companionship
kəmˈpænjənˌʃɪp
dictatorship
dɪkˈteɪtəˌʃɪp
discipleship
dɪˈsaɪp əlˌʃɪp
externship
ˈɛkstɜːnˌʃɪp
fellowship
ˈfɛləʊˌʃɪp
flagship
ˈflæɡˌʃɪp
foreship
ˈfɔːˌʃɪp
generalship
ˈdʒɛnrəlˌʃɪp
guruship
ˈɡʊruːˌʃɪp
horsemanship
ˈhɔːsmənˌʃɪp
membership
ˈmɛmbəˌʃɪp
spaceship
ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp
starship
ˈstɑːˌʃɪp
storeship
ˈstɔːˌʃɪp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WARSHIP

warrener
warrigal
warring
Warrington
warrior
warrioress
Wars of the Diadochi
Wars of the Roses
Warsaw
Warsaw Pact
warsler
warstler
Warszawa
wart
wart cress
Warta
Wartburg
warted
warthog
wartime

WORDS THAT END LIKE WARSHIP

dealership
entrepreneurship
home ownership
joint ownership
leadership
life membership
limited partnership
mentorship
ownership
partnership
place of worship
premiership
proprietorship
readership
relationship
rulership
scholarship
shared ownership
sponsorship
survivorship
worship

Synonyms and antonyms of warship in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «warship» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WARSHIP

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

Translator English - Chinese

战舰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

buque de guerra
570 millions of speakers

English

warship
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

युद्धपोत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سفينة حربية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

военный корабль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

navio de guerra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রণতরী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

navire de guerre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kapal perang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kriegsschiff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

軍艦
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kapal perang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tàu chiến
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போர்க்கப்பலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

युद्धनौका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

savaş gemisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nave da guerra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

okręt wojenny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

військовий корабель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

navă de război
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολεμικό πλοίο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorlogskip
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

örlogsfartyg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

krigsskip
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of warship

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WARSHIP»

The term «warship» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.718 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WARSHIP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about warship

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2 QUOTES WITH «WARSHIP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word warship.
1
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.
2
Sarah West
I am very proud to be taking command of a Type 23 frigate, which is an extremely flexible warship, and I'm looking forward to taking HMS Portland on operations with a professional and focused team.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WARSHIP»

Discover the use of warship in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to warship and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Warship 2013
Stephen Dent John Jordan. incomplete, and the aim was to have it finished and written up for this edition of Warship. However the timing of the Ministry of Defence's programme of reviewing and then releasing Second WorldWar naval casualty ...
Stephen Dent, John Jordan, 2013
2
Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship
Exposes the inner workings of the nuclear submarine, the core of America's nuclear arsenal, using diagrams and photographs along with formerly top-secret information.
Tom Clancy, 2003
3
Warships and Warship Modelling
The book is illustrated by over 300 of the authors' superb photographs, many of which have never been published before.
David Wooley, William Clarke, 2007
4
Ancient Greek Warship: 500-322 BC
Beskrivelse af græske krigsskibe anvendt af de græske bystater 500-322 f.Kr.
Nic Fields, 2007
5
Warship
This issue of Warship ranges perhaps further than any of its predecessors, going back to the Battle of Tsushima in 1904. Tsushima ranks second only to Jutland as the most significant and intriguing fleet action of modern times. It is, of course, ...
Anthony Preston, 1980
6
The Introduction of the Ironclad Warship
The first complete history of the ascendance of the ironclads.
James Phinney Baxter, 1933
7
Rebuilding the Royal Navy: Warship Design Since 1945
This fourth and final volume in this series on Royal Navy warship development presents an in-depth and lucid account of British warship construction in the challenging half-century since World War II. After considering the wartime legacy ...
David K. Brown, George Moore, 2003
8
The Athenian Trireme: The History and Reconstruction of an ...
New edition of the technical and historical background to the reconstruction of a Greek warship.
J. S. Morrison, J. F. Coates, N. B. Rankov, 2000
9
Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship: or, the naval terror of ...
"A new balloon?" "Something like that. I call it my aërial warship, though." ""aerial warship, Tom! That sounds rather dangerous !" ( "It will be dangerous, too, if I can get it to work. That's what it's intended for." "But a warship of the air !" cried Ned.
Victor Appleton, 1915
10
French Warship Crews 1789-1805: From the French Revolution ...
This book gives a detailed and authentic account of the life and experiences of French warship crews from the Revolution up to Trafalgar.
Terry Crowdy, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WARSHIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term warship is used in the context of the following news items.
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France settles warship compensation claim with Russia
The Sevastopol Mistral warship off Saint-Nazaire, north-west France. The first French ship was due for delivery to Russia in 2014 with the second to arrive this ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Russian planes, US warship have close encounter near Crimea
Washington (CNN) The U.S. Navy took the unusual step Monday of releasing video of a Russian Su-24 aircraft flying past the right side of the guided missile ... «CNN, Jun 15»
3
USS Constitution, world's oldest commissioned warship afloat …
The world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat, which was launched in 1797, will under go a major restoration project, which is expected to take years and ... «Fox News, May 15»
4
China linked to French amphibious warship deal
The arrival of French warships in Shanghai has sparked feverish speculation that China will purchase two amphibious assault ships that were originally ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
5
France Mulls Refunding Russia Mistral Warship Contract
PARIS—France said it is weighing the option of giving Moscow a refund for a €1.2 billion ($1.29 billion) contract to supply the Russian navy with two warships, ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
6
Former Canadian warship sunk off BC coast to create artificial reef
The sound of boat horns and cheering from hundreds of excited onlookers saturated the smoke-filled ocean air as demolition crews sank a former Canadian ... «The Globe and Mail, Apr 15»
7
Canadian warship commander charged with drunkenness
The offences are alleged to have taken place aboard the frigate on June 25, 2014, while the warship was taking part in a major U.S.-led exercise in the Pacific. «Toronto Star, Feb 15»
8
British warship monitors Russian frigate spotted in the English …
A British warship shadowed a Russian frigate through the English Channel on Tuesday, taking over monitoring from French surveillance on the frigate's voyage ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
9
Russian Sailors Finish Training at French Port, but Will Leave …
PARIS — Over 400 Russian sailors will soon leave the French port city where they received training on one of two warships that France agreed to sell to Russia, ... «New York Times, Dec 14»
10
France suspends delivery of warship to Russia, cites Ukraine
France suspended the planned delivery of a warship to Russia on Tuesday, after months of growing speculation about what would be the biggest arms sale ever ... «CNBC, Nov 14»

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