man-of-war

See also: man of war

English

Alternative forms

man of war; man-o’-war, man o’ war, man-o-war

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

man-o'-war suit

Translations

military man

Finnish: sotamies (fi)
French: homme de guerre m
Portuguese: guerreiro (pt)

Russian: вое́нный (ru) m (vojénnyj), военнослу́жащий (ru) m (vojennoslúžaščij)
Spanish: hombre de guerra m

armed naval vessel

Arabic: سَفِينَة حَرْبِيَّة‎ f (safīna ḥarbiyya)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 軍艦 (zh), 军舰 (zh) (jūnjiàn), 兵船 (zh) (bīngchuán)
Finnish: sotalaiva (fi)
French: navire de guerre m
German: Kriegsschiff (de) n
Gujarati: મનવાર (manvār)
Hawaiian: manuā
Hebrew: אֳנִיַּת מִלְחָמָה‎ (he) f (oniyat milkhamah), אֳנִיָּת קְרָב‎ (he) f (oniyat krav)

Italian: nave da guerra f
Japanese: 軍艦 (ja) (ぐんかん, gunkan), 戦艦 (ja) (せんかん, senkan)
Korean: 군함 (ko) (gunham)
Maori: manuao
Portuguese: navio de guerra m
Russian: вое́нный кора́бль m (vojénnyj koráblʹ)
Spanish: buque de guerra m
Ukrainian: військо́вий корабе́ль m (vijsʹkóvyj korabélʹ)

cnidarian — see Portuguese man-of-war

man of war bird — see magnificent frigatebird

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Ancient Greek: ^{(please verify)} ἀνὴρ πολεμιστής m (anḕr polemistḗs)
Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} homine de guerra

Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 鰹の烏帽子 (かつおのえぼし, katsuo no e bo shi), ^{(please verify)} マノウォー (manouō)
Latin: ^{(please verify)} vir bellator m

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