Man-of-war /(?)/
Man·-of-war
Man-of-war
n
pl. Men-of-war
- A government vessel employed for the purposes of war, esp. one of large size; a ship of war.
- The Portuguese man-of-war.
Phrases & Compounds
- Man-of-war hawk
- the frigate bird.
- Man-of-war's man
- a sailor serving in a ship of war.
- Portuguese man-of-war
- 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.