man-of-war

1. A warship. My grandfather was part of the crew on a man-of-war during World War II.

2. A nickname for the Portuguese man-of-war, a jellyfish-like sea creature with a deadly sting. I don't want you kids to go swimming today—there's been reports of a man-of-war in the water.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sisko	SEES-ko	Finnish
Abd Allah	‘ahb-DAH:L-lah, ‘ahb-DOOL-lah	Arabic
Katrien	kaht-REEN	Dutch
Liss	-	Norwegian
Bale	[beil]
Clarity	KLER-i-tee, KLAR-i-tee	English (Rare)