warship

[US]/'wɔːʃɪp/
[UK]/'wɔrʃɪp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. militær skip, krysser
Word Forms
Pluralwarships

Example Sentences

The warship was making towards the pier.

Krigsskipet beveget seg mot brygga.

The warship mounted ten guns.

Krigsskipet var utstyrt med ti kanoner.

He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.

Han er utplassert på et krigsskip i Stillehavet.

the Straits were to be open to warships in time of peace.

Strindene skulle være åpne for kryssere i fredstid.

A warship loomed up through the heavy fog.

En krigsskip dukket opp gjennom tykke tåke.

Warships have been dispatched to the area.

Kryssere har blitt sendt til området.

The eight warships in the van opened fire on the advancing fleet.

De åtte krigsskipene i front åpnet ild mot den fremrykkende flåten.

The enemy warship tried to bear down on our small airboat.

Fiendens krysser prøvde å nærme seg vår små luftbåt.

warships convoying merchant vessels across the Atlantic.

krigsfartøy som konvojerte handelsfartøy over Atlanten.

The government fitted out warships and sailors for them.

Regjeringen utrustet kryssere og sjømenn for dem.

The enemy warships were disengaged from the battle after suffering heavy casualties.

De fiendtlige krigsskipene trakk seg tilbake fra kampen etter å ha lidt store tap.

Real-world Examples

At the same time, Captain Oliver Perry built five warships on Lake Erie.

Samtidig bygde kaptein Oliver Perry fem kryssere på Erie-øen.

Source: VOA Special February 2019 Collection

Imagine an old warship and all of the cannons shoot at the same time.

Tenk på en gammel krysser og alle kanonene som skyter samtidig.

Source: Learn English by following hot topics.

The United States has commissioned a warship, the USS Canberra, in Sydney, Australia Saturday.

USA har kommisjonert en krysser, USS Canberra, i Sydney, Australia, lørdag.

Source: VOA Daily Standard August 2023 Collection

Didn't he board a warship pretending to be the leader of a Turkish delegation?

Bordet han ikke en krysser og la seg frem som leder for en tyrkisk delegasjon?

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 6

And it heavily restricted the ability of non-black sea adjacent powers from sending any warships through.

Og det begrenset sterkt evnen til ikke-tilhørende svarte hav-nære makter å sende kryssere gjennom.

Source: Realm of Legends

From its rigging and its low masts, the Canadian replied, I bet it's a warship.

Fra sin rigging og sine lave masten svarte Canadaren, Jeg tipper det er en krysser.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

America lost seven warships along with more than 23,000 soldiers and sailors according to the Defense Department.

USA tapte sju kryssere sammen med over 23 000 soldater og sjømenn ifølge Forsvaretsdepartementet.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation April 2021

The United States has an aircraft carrier and several other warships in the Strait of Hormuz area.

USA har en flybåt og flere andre kryssere i Hormuzstritten.

Source: VOA Special July 2019 Collection

Such forces may lack the prestige of massive warships.

Slike styrker kan mangle prestisjen til de store krysserne.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

I realized that it was letting the warship approach.

Jeg forstod at det la krysseren nærme seg.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

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