man-of-war man of the world • man-of-war bird · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · man-of-war · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 10 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a warship intended for combat. Synonyms: ship of the line. · · Noun Definition 1 (noun) large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles. Synonyms: Portuguese man-of-war, jellyfish. · · Noun Definition 2 Synonyms · · · ship of the line · · Synonym 1 Characters · · - hyphen-minus U+002D a latin small letter a U+0061 f latin small letter f U+0066 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 w latin small letter w U+0077