From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwarshipwar‧ship /ˈwɔːˌʃɪp $ ˈwɔːr-/ noun [countable] TTWa ship with guns that is used in a war → battleship
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warship• This was popular for warships but it made for a heavy hull.• That passage appeared prescient when the disastrous wreck on the Scillies scuttled four warships.• It dramatized the superiority of ironclad warships over wooden ones.• A year's preparation may have gone into the assembling of a fleet of warships and transport vessels.• It will be the largest gathering of warships since the Jubilee Review of 1977.• They could only see Blefuscu's warships coming closer, as I was swimming and my head was occasionally under the water. 