warship

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Recent Examples of warship And this may be just the start for Kim, who will soon also commission the Kang Kon warship that capsized during launch last May. Stella Kim, NBC news, 24 June 2026 Saronic and Castelion, two defense technology companies, have announced plans to combine an autonomous warship with a hypersonic strike weapon. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026 Providence follows the four-person crew of an interstellar warship on a multiyear mission of revenge. Alexandra Oliva, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 At least five San Diego warships will participate in RimPac, as well as dozens of foreign vessels, including BAP Pisco, a Peruvian amphibious warship that arrived in San Diego on Monday. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for warship
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Noun
  • With the advent of the steamship, the cost of passage plummeted, and companies offered special immigrant fares that were often coupled with rail tickets to the interior of the country.
    Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • In 1868, at the age of 29, John Muir arrived in San Francisco via steamship with definitive plans to wander and revel in the natural wonders of California—he’d heard of the Golden State’s geographic riches and wanted to see them for himself.
    Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • The dredge is conducted by crane and excavator barges that dig sand up and deposit it in another barge.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026
  • The organization also noted that the barge carrying the fireworks was around two miles from Jackie and Shadow’s nest and that the show was scheduled to finish in under 30 minutes.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Ballast water the likely vector Researchers believe the bloody red shrimp first arrived in the Great Lakes from ballast water released from freighter ships that also travel the oceans.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 July 2026
  • Best International Narrative Feature went to Labrador — Autopsy of Silence, directed by Rodrigue Jean, which follows an Inuk mechanic who is suspected of murder on a freighter.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Sinokor’s aggressive buying combined with a swell in oil flows to send tanker rates surging even before the US and Israeli strikes on Iran led to the effective closure of the world’s most important oil shipping lane.
    Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • Riyadh largely paused shipments from its Gulf export terminals of Ras Tanura and Juaymah on March 9 after tanker traffic through Hormuz plunged due to Iranian attacks.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Any monetization of the strait would be a dramatic change from the situation before the war, when commercial ships carrying 20% of the world’s oil and natural gas supply transited the waterway without fees.
    Abigail Williams, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • The Navy had to wait for specialized technicians to arrive or ship massive parts across the globe to repair depots in the US, keeping combat jets grounded.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.
    Thomas Wendel, National Review, 4 July 2019
  • The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2019
Noun
  • Its Russian captain allegedly acted on Russian intelligence and a Russian corvette ran reconnaissance.
    Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Hull numbers provided by Japan's Defense Ministry identified the Russian vessels as the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, the corvette Gremyashchy and a replenishment ship.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Being a courteous cruiser helps everyone maximize their vacation enjoyment.
    Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
  • But projects like the 59-foot Cigarette Tirranna performance cruiser and a range of CdM expedition yachts show the breadth of his portfolio.
    The Editors, Robb Report, 27 June 2026

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“Warship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warship. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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