warship
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warship¹
- /ˈwɔːˌʃɪp/ UK
- /ˈwɔɹˌʃɪp/ US
Sounds like worship (General American, rare)
Where it comes from
From war + ship.
noun warships
- Any ship built or armed for naval combat.
- A spacecraft built or armed for space warfare.
Similar: man-of-war, warship, warcraft
Warship²
noun Warships
- A British Rail Class 41 locomotive, dating from the late 1950s.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: combat ship, war vessel, gunboat, gunship, frigate, naval, battleship, ship, vessel, boat, navy, warplane, warhead, spaceship, starship, mistral
noun
Similar: man-of-war, warship, warcraft
Translations
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noun ship built or armed for naval combat
| Español | buque de guerra, buque militar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 군함 gunham, 전함 jeonham |
| 日本語 | 軍艦 gunkan, 戦艦 senkan |
| 中文 | 軍艦 /军舰 jūnjiàn, 兵船 bīngchuán, 兵艦 /兵舰 bīngjiàn, 艦艇 /舰艇 jiàntǐng, 戰船 /战船 zhànchuán |
| हिन्दी | युद्धपोत yuddhpot, जंगी जहाज़ jaṅgī jahāz |
| Kiswahili | manowari |
| Português | navio de guerra, belonave |
| Français | navire de guerre |
| Deutsch | Kriegsschiff, Kampfschiff |
| Italiano | nave da guerra |
| Ελληνικά | πολεμικό πλοίο polemikó ploío, πολεμικό polemikó |
| Română | navă de război, vas de război, navă militară |
| Русский | вое́нный кора́бль vojénnyj koráblʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tàu chiến |
| العربية | سَفِينَة حَرْبِيَّة safīna ḥarbiyya |
| עברית | סְפִינַת מִלְחָמָה sefinát milkhamá |
Talk about this word "warship." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/warship. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. warship. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/warship "warship." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/warship.Cite this
@misc{warship_2026,
title = {warship},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/warship},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
