man-of-war

variants also man-o'-war

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Recent Examples of man-of-war Nassau had no men-of-war ships, and Trott’s stone fort was still a building site. Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024 My hundred-and-forty-foot man-of-war sought to make the first mission to the South Pole, a feat that would bring pride to England. Mike O’Brien, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2023 Its lyrics, about a sailor bidding goodbye to his lover before boarding a man-of-war bound for England, were written not by Mr. Whittaker but by a British silversmith who responded to a radio contest in which Mr. Whittaker invited listeners to send in verses, with the best put to music. Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023 Just as airpower eventually killed off the great men-of-war that had ruled the waves for millennia, so cyberweapons might strip other weapons or tactics of their utility. Kenneth M. Pollack, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022 The average man-of-war was estimated by a leading shipwright to last only fourteen years. David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023 In May, the old East Indiaman finally emerged from the Deptford Dockyard as a man-of-war. David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for man-of-war
Noun
  • Remove steamer from pot and turn out oysters onto table.
    Jennifer Hope Choi, Bon Appétit, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Our go-to handheld steamer is marked down to just $50.
    Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Tokyo has been enhancing its island defense capabilities, including developing a stealthy missile capable of conducting long-range attacks to sink invading warships.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The call between the two top military leaders was not made public until Wednesday, a day after the Russian defense ministry announced that Russian warships in the that area had launched hypersonic missiles at an undisclosed target area in international waters of that body of water.
    Luis Martinez, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
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
  • Writer David Wolman tells a story that in many ways mirrors that of the Titanic: a giant gleaming steamship full of illustrious passengers, concerns over its safety drowned out by media buzz and undue faith in its engineering.
    Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The discovery of the steamship Le Lyonnais was recently announced by Atlantic Wreck Salvage (AWS).
    Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The filing also details acquisitions, including the purchase of 13 inland tank barges and two high horsepower towboats for $65.2 million.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The company initially built tugboats to tow offshore oil rigs and barges through the criss-cross of bayous and canals.
    Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • In 2024 through September, Boeing delivered thirty eight MAX aircraft to China, and in July two 777 freighters to Air China.
    Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Three freighters sank that day: the Anna C. Minch, William B. Davock and Novadoc.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Trump made headlines at the time of the blaze for suggested using flying water tankers to extinguish the flames, advice French officials rejected, citing risks to the cathedral's stability.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • French officials pushed back on the then-president’s suggestion to use flying water tankers to fight the Notre Dame fire.
    Tara Suter, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • For example, when over 1,000 people died in a ferryboat accident in the Red Sea in 2006, critics accused the military of failing to deploy quickly enough to rescue them.
    Jeff Martini, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2011
  • On another ferryboat is the Constitution and all the state and local officials dedicated to upholding it.
    Alexandra Petri, Washington Post, 18 June 2024

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