combat ship

Other forms: combat ships

Definitions of combat ship

1. noun

   a government ship that is available for waging war
   synonyms: war vessel, warship

   types:

   aircraft carrier, attack aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop

   a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings

   battleship, battlewagon

   large and heavily armoured warship

   capital ship

   a warship of the first rank in size and armament

   corvette

   a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer

   cruiser

   a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer

   destroyer, guided missile destroyer

   a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship

   destroyer escort

   warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoys

   frigate

   a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser

   frigate

   a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries

   guard ship

   a warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron

   ironclad

   a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor

   man-of-war, ship of the line

   a warship intended for combat

   privateer

   a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation

   sloop of war

   a sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck

   submersible, submersible warship

   a warship designed to operate under water

   surface ship

   a warship that operates on the surface of the water

   three-decker

   a warship carrying guns on three decks

   torpedo boat

   small high-speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters

   battle cruiser

   a cruiser of maximum speed and firepower

   dreadnaught, dreadnought

   battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber

   guided missile cruiser

   a cruiser that carries guided missiles

   guided missile frigate

   a frigate that carries guided missiles

   pocket battleship

   a small battleship built to conform with treaty limitations on tonnage and armament (from 1925 to 1930)

   PT boat, mosquito boat, mosquito craft, motor torpedo boat

   a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat

   sailing warship

   a warship that was powered by sails and equipped with many heavy guns; not built after the middle of the 19th century

   U-boat, pigboat, sub, submarine

   a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

   tin can

   informal term for a destroyer

   torpedo-boat destroyer

   small destroyer that was the forerunner of modern destroyers; designed to destroy torpedo boats

   type of:

   military vehicle

   vehicle used by the armed forces

   ship

   a vessel that carries passengers or freight