MAN-OF-WAR (men-o'-war, men-of-war)
Dictionary entry overview: What does man-of-war mean?
• MAN-OF-WAR (noun)
The noun MAN-OF-WAR has 2 senses:
1. a warship intended for combat
2. large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
Familiarity information: MAN-OF-WAR used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MAN-OF-WAR (noun)
Meaning:
A warship intended for combat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
man-of-war; ship of the line
Hypernyms ("man-of-war" is a kind of...):
combat ship; war vessel; warship (a government ship that is available for waging war)
Meaning:
Large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
jellyfish; Portuguese man-of-war; man-of-war
Hypernyms ("man-of-war" is a kind of...):
siphonophore (a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored)
Holonyms ("man-of-war" is a member of...):
genus Physalia; Physalia (Portuguese man-of-war)
