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Meanings of man-of-war in English
A jelly-like marine invertebrate of the family Physaliidae.
Portuguese
navios de linha Catalan
navili Usage of man-of-war in English
1
And all the time the British-man-of-war admired and applauded in the offing.
2
Mr. Atherton died at sea as a guest on a Chilean man-of-war.
3
It was Evans' very first commission, his only voyage in a man-of-war.
4
In a man-of-war you could fight or run as your wisdom dictated.
5
Once, I remember, we came upon a man-of-war anchored off the coast.
6
A man-of-war was always judged first by her boats and their crews.
7
The waters we are intended for are not suitable for a man-of-war.'
8
Paper-knife; book-keeping; coal-pit; water-carrier; printing-press; sea-water; man-of-war; now-a-days; high-art decoration; good-looking.
9
Keen said bitterly, Afraid to put his money in a man-of-war, is he?
10
Amused, gentle, devout: they were not qualities common in a man-of-war.
11
Every man-of-war, no matter how crowded, was divided by rank, status, and station.
12
No one would order a man-of-war down to Korel all on its lonesome.
13
His lungs had been diseased, all too common in a man-of-war.
14
And his friend, an unlikely one to find in a man-of-war.
15
If that was possible in any man-of-war preparing for sea.
16
Above all, private; no easy thing in a man-of-war, not even for her captain.
Translations for man-of-war
Man-of-war through the time