manuwao
1. (loan) (noun) man-of-war, naval vessel, battleship, warship, gunboat, frigate, destroyer - any armoured ship used in war.
E kī ana te 'Herara o Nui Tīreni', kua whai kupu whakaari a Tā Tānara Mākarini, kia meatia tētahi manuwao mō te Newera Pirikeiti o Hauraki (TW 12/2/1875:9). / Sir Donald McLean promised, says the 'New Zealand Herald', that a gunboat would be secured for the Thames Naval Brigade.
