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warship

[wawr-ship] / ˈwɔrˌʃɪp /


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Depending on the model, a sea drone can cost anywhere from thousands to millions of US dollars, and take weeks or months to build -- still much cheaper and faster than a warship or submarine.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Fans of the franchise can also stare morosely at the oil painting of a warship being towed away for scrap, it having been bequeathed to the nation by the artist in 1851.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Navy warship with ballistic missiles twice in the last two days.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

One day later, Iran took aim at another warship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The most revolutionary weapon used in the Civil War was the ironclad warship, a ship covered entirely in iron.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

In July, Royal Navy warships and helicopters spent 21 days monitoring Russian activity in UK waters and the North Atlantic - this was a 25% increase on previous time spent monitoring.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

More U.S. warships are en route, carrying thousands of Marines.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

Steel, used to build railroad, skyscrapers and warships, is critical to China’s development and its growing military strength.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

But the lengthy deployment took a toll on US military personnel on the Lincoln and accompanying warships.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

They had already turned over most of their arms and warships to the Allies.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman


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