aircraft carrier, attack aircraft carrier, flattop, carrier - a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings

battleship, battlewagon - large and heavily armoured warship

capital ship - a warship of the first rank in size and armament

conning tower - an armored pilothouse on a warship

corvette - a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer

cruiser - a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer

destroyer, guided missile destroyer - a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship

destroyer escort - warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoys

frigate - a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser

frigate - a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries

guard ship - a warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron

man-of-war, ship of the line - a warship intended for combat

military vehicle - vehicle used by the armed forces

naval gun - naval weaponry consisting of a large gun carried on a warship

privateer - a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation

ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight

sloop of war - a sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck

submersible warship, submersible - a warship designed to operate under water

surface ship - a warship that operates on the surface of the water

three-decker - a warship carrying guns on three decks

torpedo boat - small high-speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

fleet - a group of warships organized as a tactical unit