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Meanings of ship of the line in English
Portuguese
navios de linha Catalan
navili Russian
парусный линейный корабль Portuguese
navios de linha Spanish
navío de linea Catalan
navili de línia Type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through to the mid-19th century.
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Examples for "man-of-war"
Examples for "man-of-war"
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.
Usage of ship of the line in English
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The Hopeful was more city space station than ship of the line.
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She was the first ship of the line Bolitho had ever commanded.
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Not an easy thing in an overcrowded ship of the line.
4
Yovell was saying, We function here not unlike a ship of the line.
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In its present state, Goree could not resist a ship of the line.
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Unlike a ship of the line, there were no guns on this deck.
7
The following are the dimensions given me of the ship of the line Pennsylvania:-
8
Like a ship of the line, with lesser craft parting to let them through.
9
She saw Mrs. Franklyn-Haldene, like a vast ship of the line, manoeuvering toward her.
10
But as his second-in-command, appointed from another ship of the line, he was beyond value.
11
Second one is a ship of the line, sir!
12
A Neapolitan ship of the line would cost more than ten English ships fitting out.
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It could have been the great cabin of almost any ship of the line, he thought.
14
And of course, there is always the draw of helming a gigantic ship of the line.
15
She is the best of our warships, a Rover-built ship of the line, a proven vessel.
16
She's no ship of the line, you know!'
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