man-of-war \man`-of-war"\, n; pl. men-of-war.
   1. a government vessel employed for the purposes of war, esp.
      one of large size; a ship of war. wordnet sense 1

   syn: ship of the line.
        1913 webster

   2. the portuguese man-of-war.

   syn: syn. --, jellyfish.
        wordnet 1.5

   man-of-war hawk zool., the frigate bird.

   man-of-war's man, a sailor serving in a ship of war.

   portuguese man-of-war zool., 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.
      1913 webster
see also:
men-of-war portuguese man-of-war man-of-war hawk man-of-war's man physalia 

man-of-war
     n 1: a warship intended for combat syn: ship of the line
     2: large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging
        tentacles syn: portuguese man-of-war, jellyfish
     also: men-of-war pl, men-o'-war pl
see also:
ship of the line portuguese man-of-war jellyfish men-of-war men-o'-war 

men-of-war
     see man-of-war
see also:
man-of-war