ship of the line

noun

a former sailing warship armed powerfully enough to serve in the line of battle, usually having cannons ranged along two or more decks; battleship.

Origin of ship of the line

First recorded in 1700–10

Words nearby ship of the line

shipmaster, shipmate, shipment, ship money, ship of state, ship of the line, ship of war, ship out, shipowner, shippable, shipper

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Example sentences from the Web for ship of the line

By three o'clock she had come near enough for Biddle to make out that she was a ship-of-the-line.
The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval Heroes|James Russell Soley
One ship-of-the-line was of course thought equivalent to two or three floating batteries, if opposed to them in an interval.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. II. (of 2)|A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
There fell an evil calm like this come two year ago when I was wrecked in a ship-of-the-line within sight of Havana.
Blackbeard: Buccaneer|Ralph D. Paine
Rather be a letter of marque, in fact, than a ship-of-the-line,—more credit to your Lordship's love of danger than discipline.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II)|Charles James Lever

Upon every ship-of-the-line he had put five hundred picked men, who were daily exercised in working the guns.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ship of the line

ship of the line

noun

nautical (formerly) a warship large enough to fight in the first line of battle

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单词	ship of the line
释义	ship of the line noun a former sailing warship armed powerfully enough to serve in the line of battle, usually having cannons ranged along two or more decks; battleship. Origin of ship of the line First recorded in 1700–10 Words nearby ship of the line shipmaster, shipmate, shipment, ship money, ship of state, ship of the line, ship of war, ship out, shipowner, shippable, shipper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ship of the line By three o'clock she had come near enough for Biddle to make out that she was a ship-of-the-line. The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval Heroes\|James Russell Soley One ship-of-the-line was of course thought equivalent to two or three floating batteries, if opposed to them in an interval. The Life of Nelson, Vol. II. (of 2)\|A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan There fell an evil calm like this come two year ago when I was wrecked in a ship-of-the-line within sight of Havana. Blackbeard: Buccaneer\|Ralph D. Paine Rather be a letter of marque, in fact, than a ship-of-the-line,—more credit to your Lordship's love of danger than discipline. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II)\|Charles James Lever Upon every ship-of-the-line he had put five hundred picked men, who were daily exercised in working the guns. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852.\|Various British Dictionary definitions for ship of the line ship of the line noun nautical (formerly) a warship large enough to fight in the first line of battle 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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