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GUNSHIP |
Armed vessel |
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TROOPSHIP |
Vessel carrying armed forces |
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CRUISER |
One who, or a vessel that, cruises; -- usually an armed
vessel. |
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GALLIVAT |
A small armed vessel, with sails and oars, -- used on the
Malabar coast. |
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CUTTER |
A small armed vessel, usually a steamer, in the revenue
marine service; -- also called revenue cutter. |
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PIRATE |
An armed ship or vessel which sails without a legal
commission, for the purpose of plundering other vessels on the high
seas. |
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PRIVATEER |
An armed private vessel which bears the commission of
the sovereign power to cruise against the enemy. See Letters of marque,
under Marque. |
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CONVOY |
A vessel or fleet, or a train or trains of wagons, employed
in the transportation of munitions of war, money, subsistence,
clothing, etc., and having an armed escort. |
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BILLBOARD |
A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and
fixed on the bow or fore channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of
the anchor to rest on. |
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BEAK |
A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point,
and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, in order to pierce
the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead. |
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CRUISE |
A voyage made in various directions, as of an armed vessel,
for the protection of other vessels, or in search of an enemy; a
sailing to and fro, as for exploration or for pleasure. |
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XEBEC |
...large square sails, or both. Xebecs were formerly armed
and used by corsairs. ... |