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line of battle ship

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A ship of the line or battleship.

obsolete

Examples

“I have⟳ said that our roof was decidedly Biblical in style; but to make⟳ it a dry one, something of a nautical character was added to its architecture, for on either side were scuppers, and it was slightly arched in the centre; it was commonly said that two masts, a bowsprit and a swivel gun would have⟳ transformed our dwelling into a line-of-battle ship[.]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

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