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单词 man-of-war
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man-of-war

(also man-o'-war)
noun (plural men-of-war or men-o'-war)
1 historical An armed sailing ship.Jones, a man known for his attention to detail in shipbuilding praised the craftsmanship of the Portsmouth workers when they built the man-of-war, America, in 1782....
  • Modern designers might well pine for a vessel with the nearly unlimited range, comparatively low construction cost, and ease of repair and resupply offered by the sailing man-of-war.
  • The stronger and longer the wind blows onshore, the more likely men-of-war will be around.
2 (also man-of-war bird) another term for frigate bird.It is certain that on moonlit nights the man-of-war bird may be seen for hours floating far above the sea....
  • Santiago sees a man-of-war bird circling in the sky ahead of him.
  • Small birds are altogether absent and, except the ordinary domestic fowl, we found only the tropic or man-of-war bird, petrels, gulls, and a variety of aquatic birds.
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