\Man`*of*war"\, n; pl. {Men-of-war}.
A government vessel employed for the purposes of war, esp.
one of large size; a ship of war.

{Man-of-war bird} (Zo["o]l.), The frigate bird; also applied
   to the skua gulls, and to the wandering albatross.

{Man-of-war hawk} (Zo["o]l.), the frigate bird.

{Man-of-war's man}, a sailor serving in a ship of war.

{Portuguese man-of-war} (Zo["o]l.), any species of the genus
   {Physalia}. See {Physalia}.