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SURFACE SHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does surface ship mean?
• SURFACE SHIP (noun)
The noun SURFACE SHIP has 1 sense:
1. a warship that operates on the surface of the water
Familiarity information: SURFACE SHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A warship that operates on the surface of the water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("surface ship" is a kind of...):
combat ship; war vessel; warship (a government ship that is available for waging war)
Antonym:
submersible (a warship designed to operate under water)
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