surface combatant

noun

A warship that floats on the surface of the ocean, as opposed to a submarine. Aircraft carriers are also generally excluded.

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Meanings

nounsurface combatant (plural surface combatants)

plural surface combatants

  1. governmentA warship that floats on the surface of the ocean, as opposed to a submarine. Aircraft carriers are also generally excluded.
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APA

surface combatant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surface%20combatant

MLA

“surface combatant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surface%20combatant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surface combatant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surface%20combatant.

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