man-of-war
See also: man of war
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mæn.əvˈwɔɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
Noun
man-of-war (plural men-of-war)
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see man, of, war. (A military man.)
- (historical, military, nautical) An armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails.
- A jellyfish-like marine cnidarian of the family Physaliidae, a Portuguese man-of-war or Pacific man-of-war.
- Synonym: bluebottle
- (ornithology) A man of war bird, a magnificent frigatebird.
Derived terms
Translations
military man
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cnidarian — see Portuguese man-of-war
man of war bird — see magnificent frigatebird
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