Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A vessel of war carrying movable shields to protect the heavy guns except at the moment of firing: superseded by the turret-ship.
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I can convert into a shield-ship any of those screw line-of-battle ships.
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Captain Coles, the inventor of the "shield-ship" (one of the most Important features of which was pirated by Captain Ericsson in constructing the
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