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Warship [r]: A ship designed to employ weapons and sensors in direct naval warfare ^[e]
Sailing [r]: Craft propulsion by means of the wind acting upon a hoisted sail. ^[e]

Ship of the line [r]: A major sailing warship, intended to fight in fleet actions (i.e., in line of battle) ^[e]
Frigate (sail) [r]: A fast, moderately heavily gunned sailing warship, with enough firepower to overcome slower vessels and enough speed to outrun more powerful ships; used on independent operations and scouting; cf. cruiser ^[e]
Sloop-of-war [r]: A light sailing warship, with a single gun deck and light cannon, typically used for patrols and scouting where contact with larger warships was not expected; commanding officer usually a commander (naval) but sometimes a junior captain; WWII sloops were ocean escorts ^[e]

Kilt [r]: A knee-length, skirtlike, traditional Scottish garment, usually worn by men as part of Highland attire. ^[e]
Alfred Thayer Mahan [r]: The leading naval theorist of the late 19th and early 20th century, basing the concept of a "fleet in being" as a fundamental determinant of history ^[e]
Chemical Weapons Convention [r]: Add brief definition or description
Joseph Warren Stilwell [r]: American general in World War II; commander of American forces in the China-Burma-India theater. ^[e]

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