A warship intended for combat.
Type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through to the mid-19th century.
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Examples for "ships of the line "
Examples for "ships of the line "
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.
1 The Hopeful was more city space station than ship of the line .
2 She was the first ship of the line Bolitho had ever commanded.
3 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 .
5 In its present state, Goree could not resist a ship of the line .
6 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.
13 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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