Man-of-war
A man-of-war — the armed warship — often touches long journeys, separation from home, and the rumble of larger conflicts. The dream may ask where you're being pulled far from familiar shores, and how the strife of powers bigger than yourself, political or otherwise, might reach in and endanger your private affairs.
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for man-of-war, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901
To dream of a man-of-war, denotes long journeys and separation from country and friends, dissension in political affairs is portended.
If she is crippled, foreign elements will work damage to home interests.
If she is sailing upon rough seas, trouble with foreign powers may endanger private affairs.
Personal affairs may also go awry.