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• n  a warship intended for combat
• n  large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles

• Some SO miles from the coast of Japan, the Nipponese man-of-war Manchu dropped its sounding lead.
• But inasmuch as it is unable to do so, it agrees to pay the expenses which may be incurred by the despatch of an American man-of-war to receive the remains.
• Then two strapping Togolese soldiers smartly raised the new yellow-and-green-barred emblem of the free and independent republic of Togo as a French man-of-war in the harbor .

• ship of the line
• Portuguese man-of-war
• jellyfish

News & Articles

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• Visitors of Horseneck Beach in Westport warned of Portuguese man-of-war sightings
  There was something scary in the warm, blue ocean at Horseneck Beach on Thursday. The Portuguese man-of-war, which resembles a jellyfish, floated in from southern waters and stung 12 swimmers at the beach, according to published reports. The only indication at the beach Friday was a sign posted outside the restrooms warning of reported sightings.
  July 6, 2013 - Fall River Herald News
• Visitors at Horseneck Beach in Westport warned of Portuguese man-of-war sightings
  There was something scary in the warm, blue ocean at Horseneck Beach on Thursday. The Portuguese man-of-war, which resembles a jellyfish, floated in from southern waters and stung 12 swimmers at the beach, according to published reports. The only indication at the beach Friday was a sign posted outside the restrooms warning of reported sightings.
  July 6, 2013 - The Taunton Gazette
• 12 stung from Portuguese man-of-war
  Officials at a popular Southeastern Massachusetts beach are urging swimmers to be on alert following several reports of Portuguese man-of-wars.
  July 6, 2013 - WPRI Providence