combat ship vs man-of-war

man-of-war vs combat ship

combat ship and man-of-war both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
combat ship	Yes	No	No	No
man-of-war	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, man-of-war is a hyponym of combat ship; that is, man-of-war is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than combat ship:

combat ship: a government ship that is available for waging war
man-of-war: a warship intended for combat

Other hyponyms of combat ship include aircraft carrier, attack aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop, battleship, battlewagon, capital ship, corvette, cruiser, destroyer, guided missile destroyer, destroyer escort, frigate, frigate, guard ship, ironclad, ship of the line, privateer, sloop of war, submersible, submersible warship, surface ship, three-decker, torpedo boat.

combat ship (noun)	man-of-war (noun)
a government ship that is available for waging war	large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
	a warship intended for combat

Difference between combat ship and man-of-war

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