manowari
mah-noh-WAH-ree
How to say it
Swahilimanowarimah-noh-WAH-ree
Englishwarship; navy ship
Frenchnavire de guerre
Meaning
A large armed ship belonging to a navy, built to fight at sea or to show military strength.
Good to know
Plural stays manowari (n class). From the English man-of-war; a submarine is nyambizi, and the navy as a whole is jeshi la wanamaji.
Examples
- Manowari mbili zilitia nanga katika bandari ya Mombasa.Two warships anchored in the port of Mombasa.
- Serikali ilituma manowari kulinda pwani.The government sent a warship to guard the coast.
- Babu alihudumu kwenye manowari wakati wa vita.Grandfather served on a warship during the war.
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