Definitions | ship of the line |
| noun - (nautical) a large square-rigged warship with up to 140 guns on at least two decks; a capital ship from the age of sail
- (military) (archaic) a ship of war large enough to have a place in the line of battle; a vessel superior to a frigate; usually, a seventy-four, or three-decker. (Totten)
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