warships

noun

plural of warship
as in tankers

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Recent Examples of warships At least five San Diego warships will participate in RimPac, as well as dozens of foreign vessels, including BAP Pisco, a Peruvian amphibious warship that arrived in San Diego on Monday. — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026 Russia’s 2022 Warship Law also requires 90 days' advance notice for foreign warships to transit the passage, limits the route to one warship at a time, and requires submarines to surface. — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warships
  1. tankers
  2. barges
  3. ships
  4. cutters
  5. traders
  6. liners
  7. transports
  8. boats
Noun
  • There has been very limited demand to book tankers to load oil from ports in the Persian Gulf, a step that would need to happen for shipments from the export installations to happen, shipbrokers and tanker owners said Friday.
    — Alex Longley, Fortune, 20 June 2026
Definition of tankers
Noun
  • The dredge is conducted by crane and excavator barges that dig sand up and deposit it in another barge.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026
Definition of barges
Noun
  • Unreliable Internet access and declining food quality pushed many residents to leave the ships.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Illinois records indicate that Kostyuk also incorporated Ovogene in 2021, and Ark Cryo — which ships frozen eggs, embryos, and other biomaterials internationally via human courier — in 2020.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of ships
Noun
  • According to the agency, cutters have returned almost 350 people since August to the Dominican Republic who were stopped transiting the passage.
    — Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Costume designer Libby Dempster works with a variety of artisans, including a weaver, the armory department, the jewelry department, pattern cutters, a textiles team and a breakdown team, who make the clothes look worn in.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of cutters
Noun
  • Fetterman's political future has also attracted attention in prediction markets, with traders giving him a significant chance of becoming the Republican Senate nominee in Pennsylvania in 2028.
    — Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2026
  • With traders hopeful the stock market has set the stage for a short-term bounce, there are two catalysts next week that could either revive or snuff out the AI recovery.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of traders
Noun
  • However, when using vinyl liners, the seams between the sections of a liner can often be visible.
    — Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Just be sure to look for liners topped with rust-resistant metal grommets, as a trail of rust streaking your liner is unsightly.
    — Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026
Definition of liners
Noun
  • In addition to roads maintained by Lake and Porter counties, the transports will move through Merrillville.
    — Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Officials are working with local hospitals to confirm the total number of self-transports.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of transports
Noun
  • This style of service extends off property, where the hotel has partnered with RED Hospitality and Leisure to create a menu of largely waterborne excursions and programming on a fleet of eight boats.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
  • On Tuesday, crews used boats, drones and helicopters to conduct surface searches.
    — CBS Baltimore, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of boats

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