man-of-war

[ man-uhv-wawr ]

/ ˈmæn əvˈwɔr /

noun, plural men-of-war.

a warship.

Portuguese man-of-war.

Origin of man-of-war

1400–50 in sense “soldier”; late Middle English

Words nearby man-of-war

man-of-the-earth, man of the hour, man of the house, man of the moment, man of the world, man-of-war, man-of-war bird, man-of-war fish, Manolete, manometer, Manon

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Example sentences from the Web for man-of-war

Very true,” replied Jack; “and as for a passage home in a man-of-war that will be more difficult still.
Mr. Midshipman Easy|Captain Frederick Marryat
We took of the man-of-war's men thirty-five; several are wounded, and one since dead; twenty-four are sent to headquarters.
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.
And you know mighty well, you ain't got any man-of-war to signal now.'
The Ebb-Tide|Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyde Osbourne
William Hotham, their Commodore, was on the man-of-war Preston.
The Voyage of The First Hessian Army from Portsmouth to New York, 1776|Albert Pfister

At all events, a call makes people come up fast enough on board a man-of-war, father.
Jacob Faithful|Captain Frederick Marryat

British Dictionary definitions for man-of-war

man-of-war

man o' war

noun plural men-of-war or men o' war

a warship

See Portuguese man-of-war

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单词	man-of-war
释义	man-of-war [ man-uhv-wawr ] / ˈmæn əvˈwɔr / noun, plural men-of-war. a warship. Portuguese man-of-war. Origin of man-of-war 1400–50 in sense “soldier”; late Middle English Words nearby man-of-war man-of-the-earth, man of the hour, man of the house, man of the moment, man of the world, man-of-war, man-of-war bird, man-of-war fish, Manolete, manometer, Manon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for man-of-war Very true,” replied Jack; “and as for a passage home in a man-of-war that will be more difficult still. Mr. Midshipman Easy\|Captain Frederick Marryat We took of the man-of-war's men thirty-five; several are wounded, and one since dead; twenty-four are sent to headquarters. The Naval History of the United States\|Willis J. Abbot. And you know mighty well, you ain't got any man-of-war to signal now.' The Ebb-Tide\|Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyde Osbourne William Hotham, their Commodore, was on the man-of-war Preston. The Voyage of The First Hessian Army from Portsmouth to New York, 1776\|Albert Pfister At all events, a call makes people come up fast enough on board a man-of-war, father. Jacob Faithful\|Captain Frederick Marryat British Dictionary definitions for man-of-war man-of-war man o' war noun plural men-of-war or men o' war a warship See Portuguese man-of-war Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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