SHIP OF THE LINE Definition & Meaning

ship of the line

noun

a former sailing warship armed powerfully enough to serve in the line of battle, usually having cannons ranged along two or more decks; battleship.

ship of the line

noun

nautical (formerly) a warship large enough to fight in the first line of battle

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ship of the line¹

First recorded in 1700–10

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Strategically, the US invests more substantively in our conventional military, such as state-of-the-art aircraft, tanks, and ships of the line.

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The London was a second-rate ship of the line, carrying some 70 guns and more than 300 crew.

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“As a direct result of the increased Kamikaze program, nervous tension on ships of the line ran high throughout the Philippine invasion,” according to a U.S.

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There are nine cross-members on a square-rigged ship of the line; the "yard arms", or "yards".

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It consisted of eight ships of the line, two frigates, two gunboats, and over 5,000 troops.

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