| 单词 | sailing warship |
| 释义 | sailing warship (once / 3939771 pages) n WORD FAMILY sailing warship: sailing warships USAGE EXAMPLESLast week, US officials said they were considering sailing warships in an area around the Spratly island chain which China claims as territory. BBC(Oct 14, 2015) It was, no doubt, the introduction of artillery that first caused the sailing warship to be differentiated from the merchantman. Holmes, George C. V., Ancient and Modern Ships.—Part 1. W...(2010) n a warship that was powered by sails and equipped with many heavy guns; not built after the middle of the 19th century Exp|Hyper Old Ironsides a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston man-of-war, ship of the line a warship intended for combat |
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