warship

noun

war·​ship ˈwȯr-ˌship 

: a naval vessel

Examples of warship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Also, historically, the Pentagon's procurement decisions have reduced spending on ammunition and missiles to free up money for fighter jets, tanks and warships, even while acknowledging that those weapons are essential to war fighting. — James Laporta, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

The ships also represent a major investment in Britain’s maritime industrial base, drawing on expertise in naval engineering, aviation support and complex warship construction. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

But the vast majority took place on real warships, with working sailors. — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Despite lacking much of a traditional navy, Ukraine has successfully challenged Russian naval control of the Black Sea by deploying both aerial drones and drone boats to strike Russian warships and ports. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for warship

• airship
• airstrip
• clerkship
• courtship
• equip
• filmstrip
• flagship
• headship
• heirship
• judgeship
• kinship
• lightship

Kids Definition

warship

noun

war·​ship ˈwȯ(ə)r-ˌship 

: a ship armed for combat