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ship of the line::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | man-of-war |
| Type of | combat ship, war vessel, warship |
| Has types | sailing warship |
Examples of ship of the line
ship of the line
She had the profile of a ship of the line, cut to one deck due to weight considerations.
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From 1859, armour was added to ships based on existing frigate and ship of the line designs.
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The later 19th century battleship thus developed from the frigate rather than from the ship of the line.
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Like the rest of my classmates I joined a ship of the line for the summer, and lived and worked with the enlisted sailors.
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The purpose-built ships powerful enough to stand in the line of battle came to be known as a ship of the line.
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This fleet, the first ever built in Russia, included the first Russian ship of the line, Goto Predestinatsia.
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So they shrank, making the ship of the line lighter and more manoeuvrable than its forebears for the same combat power.
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The largest sailing three-decker ship of the line ever built in the West was the French Valmy, launched in 1847.
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This being so, the frigates were designed to overpower other frigates with the ability to escape from a ship of the line.
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