- ship of the line
- noun historical a warship of the largest size, used in the line of battle.
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Ship of the line — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ship of the line — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ship of the line — A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid 19th century, to take part in the the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring… … Wikipedia
Sans-Pareil class ship of the line — The Sans Pareil ( No such ) was a ship of the line project presented to Louis XV between 1757 and 1760. No actual ship of the French Navy bore the name, though the Royal Louis was built on the scheme. Evolution of the capital ships In the… … Wikipedia
ship of the line — Date: 1706 a large warship; specifically a square rigged warship having at least two gun decks and designed to be positioned for battle in a line with other such ships … New Collegiate Dictionary
Océan class ship of the line — 1/12 scale model of the Océan at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris Class overview Name: Océan … Wikipedia
A Ship of the Line — infobox Book | name = A Ship of the Line title orig = translator = image caption = author = C. S. Forester illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Horatio Hornblower series genre = Historical novel… … Wikipedia
To cross the line — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ship types (The Culture) — The fictional universe of The Culture, created by Iain M Banks, contains a wide range of space vessels types, most of which contain sentient Minds and which play a key role in the society of the Culture and in the plots of the novels set within… … Wikipedia
On the line — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Line of Beauty — Infobox Book | name = The Line of Beauty title orig = translator = image caption = author = Alan Hollinghurst illustrator = cover artist = country = UK language = English series = subject = genre = Gay, historical novel publisher = Picador Books… … Wikipedia
