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Meanings of ships of the line in English
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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Usage of ships of the line in English
1
They have already twenty ships of the line in the Gulf of Mexico.
2
Just think of it, Velo; three ships of the line, and a flyer.
3
The ships were all ships of the line, heavily armed two-and three-decked warships.
4
The other ships of the line, looking only to Nelson, continued the action.
5
Eight ships of the line, a frigate and a small sloop-of-war.
6
Ten ships of the line, sire, with a full complement of auxiliary vessels.
7
In 1803 we had four ships of the line in the West Indian area.
8
A game for admirals and great ships of the line.
9
The French authorities give their line of battle as twenty-two ships of the line.
10
The English fleet consisted of forty-five ships of the line, and eighteen smaller vessels.
11
But there were twenty transports and thirty-four frigates and eleven ships of the line.
12
Sweden and Denmark are arming from eight to twelve ships of the line each.
13
Like two old ships of the line slugging it out at point blank range.
14
The French flag was flying on board four ships of the line and two frigates.
15
Sixty ships of the line, crowded by the best soldiers of Europe, rounded the point.
16
Over the slate roof tall clouds, like ships of the line, pass along the sky.
Translations for ships of the line