°(nautical) An obsolete type of sailing
warship with a single continuous gun deck, typically used for patrolling, blockading, etc, but not in line of battle.
°(nautical) A 19th c. type of warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of
ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing
ships of the battle line until made obsolete by the development of the solely steam propelled iron
battleship.