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Guard ship   /gɑrd ʃɪp/   Listen
Guard ship

noun
1.
A warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron.





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"Guard ship" Quotes from Famous Books



... oxen, wagons, &c.—have two there now. This ferry is about fifty miles from Richmond. There is a large camp of Cavalry about eight miles from the ferry on the south side of the river. Gunboats can come up as far as Boler's. Captain Moon lives opposite the guard ship, on the Virginia ...
— Between the Lines - Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After • Henry Bascom Smith


Words linked to "Guard ship" :   combat ship, war vessel, warship


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