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Small ironclad warship with large guns
A monitor is a relatively small warship that is neither fast nor strongly armored but carries disproportionately large guns. They were used by some navies
Monitor_(warship)
Steam-propelled warship protected by armor plates
An ironclad was a steam-propelled warship protected by steel or iron armor constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s. The ironclad was developed as a result
Ironclad_warship
1862 battle of the American Civil War
significant in that it was the first combat between ironclad warships, the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia. The Confederate fleet consisted of the ironclad
Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
Ship that is built and primarily intended for naval warfare
A warship or combatant ship is a naval ship that is used for naval warfare. Usually they belong to the navy branch of the armed forces of a nation, though
Warship
List of ships with the same or similar names
USS Monitor. The name means "a person or thing that warns or instructs"; it was suggested by the engineer John Ericsson who hoped that his warship — the
List of ships named USS Monitor
List_of_ships_named_USS_Monitor
First ironclad of the US Navy, 1861–1862
USS Monitor was an ironclad warship built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War and completed in early 1862, becoming the first such
USS_Monitor
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Monitor, monitor, Monitors, or monitors in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Monitor or monitor may refer to: Monitor, Alberta Monitor, Indiana
Monitor
Swedish monitor warship
2008-04-08. Bojerud, Stellan (1986). "Monitors and Armored Gunboats of the Royal Swedish Navy, Part 1". Warship International. XXIII (2). International
HSwMS_Sölve
Naval river monitor (1936–1960)
Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-68247-877-6. Media related to Zhelezniakov (Monitor Warship) at Wikimedia Commons 50°28′26″N 30°31′32″E / 50.47395°N 30.52567°E
Soviet_monitor_Zhelezniakov
Class of Austro-Hungarian river monitor warships
Austro-Hungarian Danube River Monitors". Warship International. XLIII (3): 239–243. ISSN 0043-0374. Greger, René (1976). Austro-Hungarian Warships of World War I. London:
Temes-class_monitor
Military warship designed to patrol rivers
River monitors are military craft designed to patrol rivers. They are normally the largest of all riverine warships in river flotillas, and mount the
River_monitor
Civil War Confederate ironclad
CSS Virginia was the first steam-powered ironclad warship built by the Confederate States Navy during the first year of the American Civil War. She was
CSS_Virginia
19th-century warship type
Turret ships were a 19th-century type of warship, the earliest to have their guns mounted in a revolving gun turret, instead of a broadside arrangement
Turret_ship
Early US ironclad warship type
warships, drawing upon lessons learned from the first USS Monitor, which he also designed. The Passaic monitors were larger than the original Monitor
Passaic-class_monitor
A monitor is a class of relatively small warship that is lightly armoured, often provided with disproportionately large guns, and originally designed for
List of monitors of World War II
List_of_monitors_of_World_War_II
planter Minehunter Mine countermeasures vessel Minesweeper Missile boat Monitor (warship) Patrol boat Torpedo boat Patrol Torpedo (PT) boat Q-ship Seaplane
List of types of naval vessels
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Type of turreted ironclad warship
A breastwork monitor was a type of turreted ironclad warship, modified from the principle of the monitor. By its arrangement of turrets fore-and-aft of
Breastwork_monitor
Museum ship moored on the Danube in Budapest
Leitha or Lajta Monitor Museumship was the first river monitor in Europe and the oldest and also the only remaining, fully restored warship of the Austro-Hungarian
SMS_Leitha
Early Russian ironclad vessel
Bronenosetz class, Russian: броненосец, "armor carrier" or "warship") was a class of monitors built for the Baltic Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy. The
Uragan-class_monitor
Bay and neighbourhood in Victoria, Australia
Song". Half Moon Bay is also home to HMVS Cerberus, the last surviving monitor warship in the world, which acts as a breakwater. Half Moon Bay has a lifesaving
Half_Moon_Bay_(Victoria)
Rotatable weapon mount
Thompson, Stephen C. (1990). "The Design and Construction of the USS Monitor". Warship International. XXVII (3). Toledo, Ohio: International Naval Research
Gun_turret
retired in 1968. Monitor (warship) List of Russian and Soviet monitors USSR Fleet Sergeevich Pavlov, Aleksandr; Friedman, Norman. Warships of the USSR and
Khasan-class_monitor
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White Mountains of New Hampshire USS Tecumseh (1863), a US Civil War monitor warship type USS Tecumseh (SSBN-628), a ballistic missile submarine HMCS Tecumseh
Tecumseh_(disambiguation)
Roberts-class monitor warship of the Royal Navy
HMS Abercrombie was a Royal Navy Roberts-class monitor of the Second World War. She was the second monitor to be named after General Sir Ralph Abercrombie
HMS_Abercrombie_(F109)
American Civil War ironclad monitor class
The Casco-class monitor was a unique class of light draft monitor built on behalf of the United States Navy for the Mississippi theatre during the American
Casco-class_monitor
Topics referred to by the same term
USS Monitor, the United States Navy's first ironclad warship The Monitor (comics), a DC Comics character from Crisis on Infinite Earths The Monitor (album)
The_Monitor
Warship that uses water ballast to minimise above-water profile
widely adopted. USS Monitor was an iron-hulled, steam-powered warship—built during the American Civil War—as the first ironclad warship commissioned by the
Semi-submersible_naval_vessel
Ironclad monitor warship
The first USS Montauk was a single-turreted Passaic-class monitor in the Union Navy during the American Civil War. It saw action throughout the war. It
USS_Montauk_(1862)
American shipbuilding and engineering company
number of monitor warships for the United States Navy during the American Civil War, most notably the first of the type, USS Monitor. Monitor's successful
Continental_Iron_Works
Stealth missile destroyer class of the US Navy
require a smaller crew and to be less expensive to operate than comparable warships. The lead ship is named Zumwalt for Admiral Elmo Zumwalt and carries the
Zumwalt-class_destroyer
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a state highway in Michigan, United States HMS M33, an M29-class monitor warship of the Royal Navy M33 cluster bomb, a Cold War-era U.S. biological
M33
based on similar Austro-Hungarian river monitors, such as the Körös and Temes classes. The Romanian warships were larger and had a main armament of three
Brătianu-class_river_monitor
Brazilian monitor (warship) sunk in 1892
Solimões was an armored monitor operated by the Imperial Brazilian Navy. The warship was built at the French shipyard Forges et chantiers de la Méditrranée
Brazilian monitor Solimões (1875)
Brazilian_monitor_Solimões_(1875)
Artillery mounted on a warship
Naval artillery is artillery mounted on a warship, originally used only for naval warfare and then subsequently used for more specialized roles in surface
Naval_artillery
Type of warship
aviation cruiser or cruiser-carrier) is a warship that combines the features of the aircraft carrier and a surface warship such as a cruiser or battleship. The
Aircraft_cruiser
Monitor class of the United States Navy
1874–75. By the 1890s, the monitor concept was well and truly obsolete, if indeed it had ever been optimal. Monitor warships suffered a variety of well
Amphitrite-class_monitor
Topics referred to by the same term
recovery vehicle, a variant of the M4 Sherman tank HMS M32, an M29-class monitor warship of the Royal Navy Samsung Galaxy M32, an Android-based smartphone M32
M32
1943 Osage-class vehicle landing ship
during World War II. She was named after the original USS Monitor (the first ironclad warship commissioned by the USN and the first U.S. Naval vessel to
USS_Monitor_(LSV-5)
19th-century Canadian-American seaman; first to circumnavigate the world solo
plate and a bow-mounted submarine gun, it was an evolution of the Monitor warship type of the American Civil War. Destroyer was intended to fire an early
Joshua_Slocum
Imperial Russian Navy warship
Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4. "Russian Monitors and Coast Defense Ships". Warship International. IX (3). Toledo, OH: Naval Records Club:
Admiral Spiridov-class monitor
Admiral_Spiridov-class_monitor
Warship of 17th–19th centuries
A ship of the line is a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was
Ship_of_the_line
fast two or three-masted Mediterranean sailing vessel Monitor A small, very heavily gunned warship with shallow draft, designed for coastal operations Motor
List_of_ship_types
grounded on 18 February 1865, which is recorded as the only time a monitor warship captured another vessel during the Civil War David McDermut 1847 Lieutenant
List of Union Navy officers educated at the United States Naval Academy
List_of_Union_Navy_officers_educated_at_the_United_States_Naval_Academy
Type of warship
During the 18th and 19th centuries, a sloop-of-war was a warship of the Royal Navy with a single gun deck that carried up to 18 guns. The rating system
Sloop-of-war
Former ironworking firm in New York City
Thompson, Stephen C. (1990). "The Design and Construction of the USS Monitor". Warship International. XXVII (3): 229, 234–237. ISSN 0043-0374. JSTOR 44895185
Novelty_Iron_Works
Italian monitor
Warship International. LIV (4): 307–343. ISSN 0043-0374. Trawick, Henry P. & Wiltering, John H. Jr. (2010). "Italian Monitor Faa di Bruno". Warship International
Italian_monitor_Faà_di_Bruno
Small warship
A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be rated a warship. The warship class above the corvette
Corvette
Naval museum in Portsmouth, England
is a purpose-built museum building of 1938. HMS M33, a World War I Monitor warship, is also part of the museum; she was opened to the public in 2015,
Royal Naval Museums; Portsmouth
Royal_Naval_Museums;_Portsmouth
Large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns
A battleship was a large, heavily armored warship with a main battery consisting of large guns, designed to serve as a capital ship. From their advent
Battleship
Virginia when the ship was scuttled to prevent capture. Monitor was the prototype for the monitor warship and many more were built by the Union Navy. While
History of the United States Navy
History_of_the_United_States_Navy
River monitor built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy
Narodna knjiga. OCLC 10276738. Naval Records Club (1968). "Yugoslavian monitors". Warship International. 5. Toledo, Ohio: International Naval Research Organization:
SMS_Körös
Anti-Invasion Floating Mortar was never built. Spar torpedo USS Monitor Monitor (warship) Smiles, Samuel, ed. (1912). James Nasmyth Engineer: An Autobiography
Anti-Invasion_Floating_Mortar
Brazilian military vessel
The Brazilian monitor Bahia was originally ordered by Paraguay in 1864 with the name Minerva, but was sold to Brazil when Paraguay defaulted on the payments
Brazilian_monitor_Bahia
Ukrainian slogan
"Russian warship, go fuck yourself" was the final communication made on 24 February, the first day of the 2022 Snake Island campaign, by Ukrainian border
Russian warship, go fuck yourself
Russian_warship,_go_fuck_yourself
1877 naval battle
explosion followed, with debris from the Ottoman warship rising up to 40 meters in the air. The half-sunk monitor then re-opened fire, but was struck once again
Action_off_Măcin
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
mill was named after the Civil War ironclad warship the USS Monitor. Furthermore, the community of Monitor did not exist until 1869, when the post office
Monitor,_Oregon
Topics referred to by the same term
Firth of Clyde, Scotland. Half-tide rock, nickname of the breastwork monitor warship Half-tide rock, nickname of the Cherokee-class brig-sloop This disambiguation
Half Tide Rock (disambiguation)
Half_Tide_Rock_(disambiguation)
the uprising in Rosario reached Buenos Aires, the ARA Los Andes, a monitor warship commanded by Captain Ramón Flores, departed from the port of Tigre
Battle_of_El_Espinillo
Type of large warship
A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can
Cruiser
2010 studio album by Titus Andronicus
American Civil War. The album title is a reference to the USS Monitor, the first ironclad warship commissioned by the United States Navy, and the closing track
The_Monitor_(album)
Austro-Hungarian then Yugoslav riverine naval ship
The Yugoslav monitor Sava is a Temes-class river monitor that was built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy as SMS Bodrog. She fired the first shots of World
Yugoslav_monitor_Sava
The Puigcerdá was the only monitor ever commissioned in the history of the Spanish Armada, and was acquired to defend the estuary of Bilbao and the coast
Spanish_monitor_Puigcerdá
not seen again. 2 January – HMS Medea ( Royal Navy): The M15-class Monitor (warship) parted her tow and was driven ashore at Trebetherick Point, near Padstow
List of shipwrecks of Cornwall (20th century)
List_of_shipwrecks_of_Cornwall_(20th_century)
Type of warship
A frigate (/ˈfrɪɡɪt/) is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied. In the 17th to
Frigate
Monitor built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the 1870s
(Russian: Новгород) was a monitor built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the 1870s. She was one of the most unusual warships ever constructed, and still
Russian_monitor_Novgorod
17th-century Swedish warship
Vasa (previously Wasa) (Swedish pronunciation: [²vɑːsa] ) is a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship sank after sailing roughly 1,300 m
Vasa_(ship)
Royal Norwegian Navy monitor
The Skorpionen-class monitors were a class of three monitors employed in the Royal Norwegian Navy. The ships were Skorpionen, Mjølner and Thrudvang. The
Skorpionen-class_monitor
Mysterious Floating Batteries of the Royal Netherlands Navy". Warship International. XXV (3): 229–238. ISSN 0043-0374. List of monitors of the Netherlands
List of monitors of the Netherlands
List_of_monitors_of_the_Netherlands
Type of warship intended to escort other larger ships
naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy, or carrier battle
Destroyer
1915 class of British warships
support of the army in Belgium, and a design for a shallow-draught warship (known as "Monitors") suitable for shore-bombardment was quickly designed and built
Abercrombie-class_monitor
M29-class monitor of the Royal Navy
HMS M33 is an M29-class monitor of the Royal Navy. Built in 1915, she saw active service in the Mediterranean during the First World War and in Russia
HMS_M33
Abercrombie-class warship
(2008) [1978]. Big Gun Monitors. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84415-719-8. Dittmar, F. J. & Colledge, J. J., "British Warships 1914–1919", (Ian Allan
HMS_Abercrombie_(1915)
Large capital warship
Renown. There was also renewed interest in large "cruiser-killer" type warships whose design was scaled-up from a heavy cruiser rather than a lighter/faster
Battlecruiser
Type of warship
embarking more anti-submarine helicopters to clear the path for other friendly warships, while also operating as a safe seaborne base for large numbers of STOVL
Amphibious_assault_ship
Warship International. LIV (4): 307–343. ISSN 0043-0374. Trawick, Henry P.; Wiltering, John H. Jr. (2010). "Italian Monitor Faa di Bruno". Warship International
Italian monitor Alfredo Cappellini
Italian_monitor_Alfredo_Cappellini
19th-century small armoured turret ship
Talcahuano, Chile. Huáscar is the second oldest armored warship afloat after Warrior, and the oldest monitor afloat. Captain Cowper Coles, wrote of Huáscar: "
Huáscar_(ironclad)
Former fortress guarding the River Paraguay, 1854–1868
Aires, 14 May 1862, page 2. Burton 1870, p. 331. To be precise the monitor warship was invented by John Ericsson, a Swede, and offered to the French navy
Fortress_of_Humaitá
Warship
HMS Roberts was a Royal Navy Roberts-class monitor of the Second World War. She was the second monitor to be named after Field Marshal Frederick Roberts
HMS_Roberts_(F40)
River monitor of the First Czechoslovak Republic and Nazi Germany
(2.6 in) guns in two twin turrets, it was that nation's most powerful warship of the 1930s and flagship of the Czechoslovak river flotilla. After the
Czechoslovak monitor President Masaryk
Czechoslovak_monitor_President_Masaryk
Steam engine that is used to power a ship or boat
like the trunk engine to power the U.S. Federal government's monitors, a type of warship developed during the American Civil War that had very little
Marine_steam_engine
Russian Uragan-class monitor
McLaughlin, Stephen (2012). "Russia's American Monitors: The Uragan Class". In John Jordan (ed.). Warship 2012. London: Conway. pp. 98–112. ISBN 978-1-84486-156-9
Russian_monitor_Strelets
American military ship
Navy Warship Series. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-97870-X. Thompson, Stephen C. (1990). "The Design and Construction of the USS Monitor". Warship International
USS_Galena_(1862)
American inventor (1819–1909)
inventor of the revolving gun turret that was used on the USS Monitor, the ironclad warship that fought in the American Civil War. He was born in Dutchess
Theodore_Timby
US Navy admiral (1818–1897)
Virginia, on March 9, 1862. Commanding the Union's only warship of this class, USS Monitor, Worden challenged the Confederate vessel Virginia, a converted
John_Lorimer_Worden
Soviet warship, launched 1940
for scrapping. List of Russian and Soviet monitors Sergeevich Pavlov, Aleksandr; Friedman, Norman. Warships of the USSR and Russia, 1945–1995. Naval Institute
Soviet_monitor_Khasan
1877 United States Supreme Court case
monitor warship ordered in July 1863 as an eight-month project to be completed by Charles W. McCord. There were frequent improvements to the monitor design
Chouteau_v._United_States
Charles L. (2006). "Question 22/04: Austro-Hungarian Danube River Monitors". Warship International. XLIII (3): 239–243. ISSN 0043-0374. Gardiner, Robert
Sava-class_river_monitor
Mobile Bay. USS Tecumseh United States Navy 5 August 1864 A Union monitor warship sunk by a naval mine (called a "torpedo" at the time) during the Battle
List of shipwrecks of the United States
List_of_shipwrecks_of_the_United_States
The Körös class consisted of two river monitors built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy during the 1890s. They both served during World War I and were allocated
Körös-class_river_monitor
Two ship class of 20th century Royal Navy monitors
The Erebus class of warships was a class of 20th century Royal Navy monitors armed with a main battery of two 15-inch /42 Mk 1 guns in a single turret
Erebus-class_monitor
1914 class of British monitors
The Humber-class monitors were three large gunboats under construction for the Brazilian Navy in Britain in 1913. Designed for service on the Amazon River
Humber-class_monitor
The following list includes the most important warships (ironclad warships, cruisers, destroyers and submarines) of the Royal Romanian Navy used during
List of World War II warship classes of the Royal Romanian Navy
List_of_World_War_II_warship_classes_of_the_Royal_Romanian_Navy
This is a list of major ships of the Ottoman Steam Navy: Ertuğrul Osmâniye Orhâniye Mesûdiye Âsâr-ı Tevfik Âsâr-ı Şevket İclâliye Turgut Reis-class battleship
List of major surface ships of the Ottoman steam navy
List_of_major_surface_ships_of_the_Ottoman_steam_navy
Imperial Russian Navy's monitor
Vitse-admiral Popov was a monitor built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the 1870s. It was one of the most unusual warships ever constructed, and still
Russian monitor Vitse-admiral Popov
Russian_monitor_Vitse-admiral_Popov
Imperial Russian Navy's Charodeika-class monitor
McLaughlin, Stephen (2013). "Russia's Coles 'Monitors': Smerch, Rusalka and Charodeika". In Jordan, John (ed.). Warship 2013. London: Conway. pp. 149–63. ISBN 978-1-84486-205-4
Russian_monitor_Rusalka
This is a list of all monitors of the United States Navy. While the most famous name is represented in this list, many monitors held multiple names during
List of monitors of the United States Navy
List_of_monitors_of_the_United_States_Navy
Iranian Moudge-class frigate sunk by US Submarine action
Navy". The Defense Post. Retrieved 12 July 2023. "Iran's latest Mowj Class warship: IRIS Dena". H I Sutton. January 2021. Archived from the original on 20
IRIS_Dena
United States automatic rifle family
(introduced on models after 1938). A variant of the original M1918 BAR, the Colt Monitor machine rifle, remains the lightest production automatic firearm chambered
M1918 Browning automatic rifle
M1918_Browning_automatic_rifle
American Civil War warship type
Civil War by both the Confederate States Navy and the Union Navy. Unlike a monitor-type ironclad which carried its armament encased in a separate armored
Casemate_ironclad
Imperial Russian Navy's Charodeika-class monitors
McLaughlin, Stephen (2013). "Russia's Coles 'Monitors': Smerch, Rusalka and Charodeika". In Jordan, John (ed.). Warship 2013. London: Conway. pp. 149–63. ISBN 978-1-84486-205-4
Charodeika-class_monitor
MONITOR WARSHIP
MONITOR WARSHIP
Boy/Male
Indian
Doorman, Janitor, Bailiff
Surname or Lastname
French
French : unexplained.English : unexplained.Possibly a respelling of Menter, an unexplained name of German origin.
Male
Greek
(ΜÎντωÏ) Greek name derived from the word menos, MENTOR means "spirit." In mythology, this is the name of the son of Ãlkimos.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Islamic, Muslim
Angel
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Muslim
Doorman, Janitor, Bailiff
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Name of Hari and Haran (Lord Shiva and Vishnu)
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
Name of a monster.
Boy/Male
Australian, Greek
Wise Counselor; Teacher; Spirit
Boy/Male
Indian
Smart; Intelligent; All in One; Poison
Girl/Female
Greek
A sea monster.
Boy/Male
Finnish, Indian, Sanskrit, Swahili
Sea Monster; Blessed
Girl/Female
Arabic, Farsi, Hindu, Indian, Iranian
Shining
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Respected; Noble; Silenced; Honourable
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Sea Monster
Boy/Male
Greek
Wise counselor.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Shining
Girl/Female
Indian, Marathi
Donetor
Girl/Female
Egyptian Greek Latin
Mythical monster.
Male
Greek
(Μόνιμος) Greek form of Arabic Munim, MONIMOS means "to be pleasing," or "favorable one."
MONITOR WARSHIP
MONITOR WARSHIP
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Lord Shiva
Female
Japanese
(1-æ, 2- 京, 3- å”, 4- 郷) Japanese unisex name KYOU means 1) "apricot," 2) "capital," 3) "cooperation," or 4) "village."Â
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Little Eagle
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Sorrow
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Saraswati
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Deer Park
Boy/Male
English French
Raven-haired.
Boy/Male
Indian
Might of the faith
Girl/Female
French
Reads aloud.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, Greek, Latin
Laurel; Sweet Bay Tree Symbolic of Honor and Victory; The Bay; Sorrows
MONITOR WARSHIP
MONITOR WARSHIP
MONITOR WARSHIP
MONITOR WARSHIP
MONITOR WARSHIP
n.
A genus of very large lizards native of Asia and Africa. It includes the monitors. See Monitor, 3.
n.
A tool holder, as for a lathe, shaped like a low turret, and capable of being revolved on a vertical pivot so as to bring successively the several tools in holds into proper position for cutting.
a.
Of or pertaining to a monitor or monitors.
n.
An ironclad war vessel, very low in the water, and having one or more heavily-armored revolving turrets, carrying heavy guns.
n.
A wise and faithful counselor or monitor.
n.
Admonisher; monitor.
n.
One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution.
n.
The post or office of a monitor.
a.
Excito-motory; as, excito-motor power or causes.
n.
A female monitor.
a.
Done or performed by a monitor; as, monitorial work; conducted or taught by monitors; as, a monitorial school; monitorial instruction.
n.
The monitor.
n.
Admonition; warning; especially, a monition proceeding from an ecclesiastical court, but not addressed to any one person.
n.
The monitor. See Monitor, 3.
a.
Monitory.
n.
Hence, specifically, a pupil selected to look to the school in the absence of the instructor, to notice the absence or faults of the scholars, or to instruct a division or class.
n.
Any large Old World lizard of the genus Varanus; esp., the Egyptian species (V. Niloticus), which is useful because it devours the eggs and young of the crocodile. It is sometimes five or six feet long.