The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FRIGATES , but the solution may also be NAVY which is one of the most recent solution (1972 in New York Times).
Warships crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FRIGATES | 67 % | 8 |
| NAVY | 33 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Warships
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- combat ship
- war vessel
- battleships
- boats
- buildings
- destroyers
- fleets
- frigate
- frigates
- gunships
- hostilities
- ships
Crossword Answer definitions
FRIGATES noun- An obsolete type of sailing warship with a single continuous gun deck, typically used for patrolling, blockading, etc, but not in line of battle.
- A 19th-century warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing ships of the battle line until made obsolete by the development of the solely steam-propelled iron battleship.
- A modern type of warship, smaller than a destroyer, originally (WWII) introduced as an anti-submarine vessel but now general purpose.
- A frigatebird.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result FRIGATES
- Naval escort ships
- Combat-ready craft
- Ship-rigged war vessels.
- The Constitution and others.
- Warships.
- Warships
- Naval escorts
- Mediterranean vessels
- The USS Constitution and others