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ship of the line
noun
- a former sailing warship armed powerfully enough to serve in the line of battle, usually having cannons ranged along two or more decks; battleship.
ship of the line
noun
- nautical (formerly) a warship large enough to fight in the first line of battle
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ship of the line1
First recorded in 1700–10
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Example Sentences
The game was up with the Wasp and her prize, for the new ship was the Poictiers, a great seventy-four ship-of-the-line.
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It soon became evident that the leading ship-of-the-line was gaining upon the frigate, and the latter cleared for action.
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"Redoutable," French ship-of-the-line,Nelson mortally wounded by a shot from, ii.
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Rather be a letter of marque, in fact, than a ship-of-the-line,—more credit to your Lordship's love of danger than discipline.
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In that day, even a French ship-of-the-line was no model of discipline or order, and a letter-of-marque was consequently worse.
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