manuao
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 Tanara Mākarini, kia meatia tētahi manuao mō te Newera Pirikeiti o Hauraki (TW 12/2/1875:9). / The New Zealand Herald says that Sir Donald McLean promised that a gunboat should be secured for the Thames Naval Brigade.
See also manuwao
