Man`-*of`-*war", n; pl. Men-of-war.
Definition: A government vessel employed for the purposes of war, esp. one of large size; a ship of war. Man-of-war bird (Zoƶl.), The frigate bird; also applied to the skua gulls, and to the wandering albatross.
– Man-of-war hawk (Zoƶl.), the frigate bird.
– Man-of-war's man, a sailor serving in a ship of war.
– Portuguese man-of-war (Zoƶl.), any species of the genus Physalia. See Physalia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; āa great crisisā; āhad a great stake in the outcomeā
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