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Definition of Surface ship
1. Noun. A warship that operates on the surface of the water.
Definition of Surface ship
1. Noun. A military (naval) vessel designed for operation on the marine surface, as distinguished from a submarine or other types of vessels. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Surface Ship
Literary usage of Surface ship
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Submarine Warfare of To-day: How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished by Charles William Domville-Fife (1920)
"The former instrument enables the surface ship to discover, first, the presence of a
... When a surface ship is hot on the track of a moving submarine she ..."
2. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"See also moving submarine haven: moving surface ship haven. moving map display—(DOD,
NATO) A display in which a symbol, representing the vehicle, ..."
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