anti-ship
Against maritime targets
Anti-ship describes weapons, missiles, or tactics designed to attack naval vessels: anti-ship missiles, anti-ship mines.
The term appears almost exclusively in military contexts, referring to ordnance capable of disabling or sinking surface ships: The fighter was armed with anti-ship torpedoes.
Barbed spear for whales
- tomahawkIndigenous hand axe
- warheadMunition's explosive section
- launcherDevice that sends projectiles
- targetingSelecting as objective
radar · seeker · supersonic · subsonic · ballistic · payload · strike · salvo
Propelled undersea explosive
One that ruins completely
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- corvetteLight, fast warship
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
helicopter · drone · warship · carrier · gunboat
Vessel for liquid bulk
Sealing off a place
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- navyMaritime military force
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- battleArmed military engagement
combat · operation · campaign · tactics · strategy · admiralty · sortie · interdiction
Massed infantry formation
- aegisSponsorship and protection
- interceptorAircraft that intercepts threats
- escortOne who accompanies another
- convoyGuarded traveling group
sonar · countermeasure · flare · armor
harpoon
Barbed spear for whales
targeting · radar · seeker · supersonic · subsonic · ballistic · payload · strike · salvo · lock-on
torpedo
Propelled undersea explosive
destroyer
One that ruins completely
tanker
Vessel for liquid bulk
warship · destroyer · cruiser · oiler · flagship · auxiliary
blockade
Sealing off a place
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- navyMaritime military force
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
battle · combat · operation · campaign · tactics · strategy · admiralty · sortie · interdiction · attrition
phalanx
Massed infantry formation
- aegisSponsorship and protection
- interceptorAircraft that intercepts threats
- escortOne who accompanies another
convoy · sonar · countermeasure · flare · armor
anti-shipanti-aircraft
Weapons targeting airborne threats
anti-tank · anti-personnel · anti-submarine · anti-ballistic · anti-satellite
anti-shipanti-missile
Countermeasure against warheads
naval defense · escort · countermeasures · countermeasure · defensive
ship, missile, shipping, anti, missiles, antimissile, anti-aircraft, antimissiles, anti-tank