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GUARD SHIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does guard ship mean? 

GUARD SHIP (noun)
  The noun GUARD SHIP has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: GUARD SHIP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GUARD SHIP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("guard ship" is a kind of...):

combat ship; war vessel; warship (a government ship that is available for waging war)


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