Man-of-war
Man-of-war , noun
1.
A government vessel employed for the purposes of war, esp. one of large size; a ship of war.
2.
The Portuguese man-of-war.
Collocations (3)
Man-of-war hawk (Zoology) , the frigate bird.
Man-of-war's man , a sailor serving in a ship of war.
Portuguese man-of-war (Zoology) , any species of the genus Physalia; it is a hydrozoan having both medusa and polyp stages present in a single colony. It floats on the surface of the sea by a buoyant bladderlike structure, from which dangle multiple long tentacles with stinging cells. Its can cause severe rashes when it comes in contact with humans swimming in the area. See Physalia.