ship of the line

1. 1.

   a warship intended for combat

   Synonymsman-of-war

   Broaderwarship

   Narrowersailing warship

Questions about ship of the line

What does ship of the line mean?

ship of the line means "a warship intended for combat".

What is another word for ship of the line?

Close synonyms include man-of-war. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.