- man-of-war
- man-of-war (also man-o'-war) ► NOUN historical ▪ an armed sailing ship.
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Man O' War — Man O War, man o war or manowar may refer to: Man of war, a warship Man of war for uses with this spelling (and for links to corresponding words in different languages which are disambiguated) Contents 1 Places 2 Animals 3 Fictional characters … Wikipedia
Man of war — Man Man (m[a^]n), n.; pl. {Men} (m[e^]n). [AS. mann, man, monn, mon; akin to OS., D., & OHG. man, G. mann, Icel. ma[eth]r, for mannr, Dan. Mand, Sw. man, Goth. manna, Skr. manu, manus, and perh. to Skr. man to think, and E. mind. [root]104. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Man-of-war — n; pl. {Men of war}. 1. A government vessel employed for the purposes of war, esp. one of large size; a ship of war. [WordNet sense 1] Syn: ship of the line. [1913 Webster] 2. The {Portuguese man of war}. Syn: Syn. , jellyfish. [WordNet 1.5] {Ma … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Man of war — War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G. wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Man o' War — This article is about the horse named Man o War. For other uses, see Man O War. Man o War Man o War, 1920 Sire Fair Play Grandsire Hastings … Wikipedia
Man-of-war — This article is about the armed vessel. For other uses, see Man of war. For literal spelling with o , see Man O War. A Dutch man of war firing a salute. The Cannon Shot, painting by Willem van de Velde the Younger. The man of … Wikipedia
man-of-war — {n. phr.} 1. A stinging jellyfish in the Gulf of Mexico. * / No swimming today, the sign said, as we have a man of war alert. / 2. A large battleship displaying its national flag or insignia. * /The shipwreck victims were picked up by an American … Dictionary of American idioms
man-of-war — {n. phr.} 1. A stinging jellyfish in the Gulf of Mexico. * / No swimming today, the sign said, as we have a man of war alert. / 2. A large battleship displaying its national flag or insignia. * /The shipwreck victims were picked up by an American … Dictionary of American idioms
man-of-war — also man o war noun (plural men of war; also men o war) Date: 15th century a combatant warship of a recognized navy … New Collegiate Dictionary
man-o'-war — noun see man of war … New Collegiate Dictionary
Man o' War Boulevard — Location: Lexington, Kentucky A foggy morning on Man o War Boulevard Man o War Boulevard, named af … Wikipedia
