armed ship

collocation in English

meaningsofarmedandship

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armed
adjective
uk
/ɑːmd/us
/ɑːrmd/
using or ...
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ship
noun[C]
uk
/ʃɪp/us
/ʃɪp/
a large boat for travelling on water, especially across ...
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(Definition ofarmedandshipfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They have to be taken there in carriers, and a carrier may be attacked by a much smaller but betterarmedship.
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That smaller but betterarmedshipis liable to be attacked by a rather larger ship, and that larger ship by a larger ship still, if one be there.
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She was a fast, lightlyarmedshipprobably intended for shallow water, small valuable cargoes, bringing messages, sending provisions, or privateering.
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Wooden dummies were mounted to maintain the illusion of a heavilyarmedship.
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It is a fact that armed ships have enjoyed a very great impunity.
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For a fortnight past armed ships have been continually leaving the harbours of this island in large numbers.
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She is entitled to build only six armed ships of 10,000 tons, six light cruisers, 12 destroyers and 12 torpedo boats.
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Suffice it to say that it has the heaviest armed ships afloat.
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For what else are they building this large number of heavily armed ships, fast and, no doubt, of long endurance?
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We must have more ships and more armed ships, for the sinking of ships involves much more than the loss of vessels and cargo, however valuable they may be.
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No other armed ships could be built, and those already built should be dismantled.
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Because of this, armed ships were employed to accompany and defend the fishing boats.
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