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Definition of Man-of-war
1. Noun. A warship intended for combat.
Specialized synonyms: Sailing Warship
Generic synonyms: Combat Ship, War Vessel, Warship
2. Noun. Large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles.
Generic synonyms: Siphonophore
Group relationships: Genus Physalia, Physalia
Definition of Man-of-war
1. Noun. An armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails. ¹
2. Noun. The Portuguese man-of-war, a kind of jellyfish. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Man-of-war
Literary usage of Man-of-war
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1920)
"A shipwrecked man-of-war, abandoned by her crew, is no longer a State organ; ...
The character of a man-of-war, or of any other -ot- vessel treated as a ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The United eluding the British man-of-war " Roebuck " on guard Congress, 27 March,
1794. Six captains were ap- in Delaware Bay, and on 7 April fell in with ..."
3. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander William Kinglake (1868)
"... and split into two segments by the man-of-war Harbour, in such manner that
the western segment included Sebastopol proper, with the Admiralty, ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature ...Encyclopedias and dictionaries (1907)
"Man-of- War Flag the same, omitting white square and Coat of Arms: Flag, ...
Man-of-War . Flag lacks Coat of Arms. Merchant lacks Coat of A rms in the ..."
5. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"L'Imperial was a magnificent ship, the finest man of war taken from the French
during the war; her cabin was superbly fitted, the mouldings on the beams ..."
6. The History of England by David Hume, Tobias George Smollett (1825)
"The French take the Blandford man of war, but return it—§ XXIX. State of the
English and French navies—§ XXX. Session opened—§ XXXI. ..."
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