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Types of military boat or ship

aircraft carrier

noun

a ship that carries military planes, with a long flat area from which they can take off

armada

noun

a large group of war ships

battle cruiser

noun

a large fast warship

battleship

noun

the largest type of warship

corvette

noun

a small fast ship that is used for protecting other ships

cruiser

noun

a fast military ship

destroyer

noun

a small fast ship used for fighting enemy ships

frigate

noun

a small fast ship used by a navy to protect other ships

gunboat

noun

a small fast ship with large guns fixed on it

HMS

noun

Her/His Majesty’s Ship: used in the names of ships belonging to the British Navy

landing craft

noun

a small boat used for carrying soldiers and equipment from a ship to the land

minesweeper

noun

a ship that has equipment for removing bombs that are under water

troopship

noun

a ship used for carrying soldiers

U-boat

noun

a German submarine, used especially during the Second World War

warship

noun

a large ship with a lot of weapons, used for fighting in wars

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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