man-of-war
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌman-of-ˈwar (also man-o'-war) /ˌmæn ə ˈwɔː $ -ˈwɔːr/ noun (plural men-of-war) [countable] PMNa ship with guns that was used in the past in sea battles 〔旧时的〕军舰，战舰
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man-of-war• Our cog was a sturdy merchantman escorted by a small man-of-war.ˌman-of-ˈwar nounChineseSyllable
a Corpus guns ship the that in used was with
man-of-war
ˌman-of-ˈwar
(also man-o'-war) /ˌmæn ə ˈwɔː $ -ˈwɔːr/ noun (plural men-of-war) [countable]
a ship with guns that was used in the past in sea battles
ˌman-of-ˈwar
(also man-o'-war) /ˌmæn ə ˈwɔː $ -ˈwɔːr/ noun (plural men-of-war) [countable]a ship with guns that was used in the past in sea battles