warship

Definition of warshipnext

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Recent Examples of warship Iran claimed to have struck an American warship, but Central Command said no ship was hit. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 4 May 2026 This will be Japan's first ever warship export project, with the first vessel scheduled to be delivered to the Royal Australian Navy in 2029. Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026 The United States put two warships through the straits. Sophia Vento, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2026 State media claim the warship is designed to carry a range of systems, including anti-air and anti-ship weapons as well as nuclear-capable ballistic and cruise missiles. Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for warship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warship
Noun
  • For those escaping to Philadelphia from regions nearer to Pennsylvania, clandestine travel by small boat or by road was more likely than stowing away on a steamship.
    Jeremy Mennis, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
  • Scheidt’s family were members of the German-Jewish bourgeoisie (a distant cousin, Albert Ballin, was general director of what became the world’s largest steamship line).
    Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Many American farmers rely on fertilizer moving by barge up the Mississippi River ahead of the planting season, limiting their ability to defer purchases.
    Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
  • The 007’s collection bins sit at the center of the barge, just past the conveyor belt that deposits collected trash onto a moving conveyor that moves back and forth to deposit it into the bins.
    Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • On Sunday, South Korea said a cargo ship had been struck by unidentified aircraft in Hormuz, while Qatar said a freighter arriving in the country's waters from Abu Dhabi was hit by a drone.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • In 1980, 35 people were killed when a freighter rammed the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay in Florida, causing a 1,300-foot section of the southbound span to collapse.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Throughout the large tanker’s journey, its location tracker was off.
    Adina Renner, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • The spokesperson, Asghar Jahangir, did not explicitly refer to the tanker seized on Thursday.
    Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • The Giants ship edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux out of town before the NFL trade deadline.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
  • By now, half the world has registered an opinion on Kylie Jenner’s nipple-forward Venus de Milo homage or the clipper ship perched on Madonna’s head at this year’s Met Gala.
    Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.
    Thomas Wendel, National Review, 4 July 2019
  • The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2019
Noun
  • The alleged incident occurred in March 2010, when the South Korean Navy Pohang-class corvette ROKS Cheonan exploded near the sea border with North Korea.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The Grammy award-winning band was followed by a dozen corvettes carrying honorees and the university's new president, Dwayne Tucker.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The wrong-way driver slammed into McClure's cruiser.
    Matt Schooley, CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • At dusk, one of Ihor’s fellow police officers pulled onto the square in a cruiser.
    James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026

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“Warship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warship. Accessed 19 May. 2026.

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