ship of the line ship news • shipowner · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · ship of the line · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 16 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a warship intended for combat. Synonyms: man-of-war, ship of the line. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · man-of-war · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074