navire de guerre — meaning in English
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English meaning
- warship noun A ship built or equipped for combat at sea.
Senses
navire de guerre is used for these senses in English:
- gunship (nautical) A ship equipped with heavy artillery.
- gunship (aviation) An armed helicopter tasked to attack the enemy.
- man-of-war (military, watercraft, chiefly, historical) A powerful armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails; a warship.
- warship Any ship built or armed for naval combat.
warship — full definition
- noun A ship built or equipped for combat at sea.
- noun In science fiction, a spacecraft built or armed for combat.