warship

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Recent Examples of warship 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 These are not the polished relics of admirals and officers but the everyday possessions of working men who fought and died aboard a burning warship. Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026 Marine archaeologists have located the wreck of the Dannebroge, a Danish warship that exploded and sank during a battle with a British fleet in 1801, on the seabed of Copenhagen Harbor. Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026 Archaeologists have rediscovered the Dannebroge, an iconic Danish warship, in Copenhagen Harbor, just in time for the 225th anniversary of the Battle of Copenhagen. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for warship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warship
Noun
  • That’s what was being asked — for days — after the White Star Line’s famous steamship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • There was no direct overland route, so cross-country mail got routed via steamship around South America.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Using highly specialized transporters, engineers maneuvered the top four-fifths of the SLS core stage, the section containing the liquid hydrogen tank, liquid oxygen tank, intertank, and forward skirt, from inside NASA Michoud to the agency’s Pegasus barge.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The barge has taken measures to contain and collect the vegetable oil.
    Ashley Grams, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • On something huge like a North Sea passenger ferry or a freighter, just stopping the ship can take miles to accomplish, never mind putting about.
    David Szondy April 19, New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
  • According to a statement from Lufthansa, the cargo division can operate up to two-thirds of our regular freighter operations.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Hopes that tanker traffic could resume with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz were dashed before engines could even fire up.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The protests have caused chaos as blockades at Ireland’s only oil refinery and several vital depots prevented tanker trucks from delivering fuel to service stations and more than a third of pumps ran dry.
    Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The other ship taken by Iran, the Francesca, stopped transmitting in the same area where it was seized.
    Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
  • My cabin had a neutral-toned color scheme with decor in varying shades of beige and a dark navy carpet, which was a nice contrast to the vibrant art that decorates most of the ship.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 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 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
  • Hull numbers provided by Japan's Defense Ministry identified the Russian vessels as the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, the corvette Gremyashchy and a replenishment ship.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Scott Quigley had his license suspended before being indicted or arraigned on a motor vehicle homicide charge in connection to a 2023 fatal cruiser crash.
    Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The video then shows Moeser's cruiser reaching that speed just seconds before impact.
    John Lauritsen, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026

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“Warship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warship. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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