warshipnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈwɔː.ʃɪp/us/ˈwɔːr.ʃɪp/a ship supplied with guns, for use in war
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The Navy
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- gunboat
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- submarine
- the Admiralty
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- transport ship
- troopship
- U-boat
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- Later, a similar bell was used to rescue objects from the Swedish warship Vasa in 1664.
- The Mary Rose, the most important English warship of its time, was sunk in a battle against the French in 1545.
- Two of the most important shipwrecks are the Swedish warship Vasa and the English warship Mary Rose.