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dreadnought

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dread·nought  (drdnôt)
n.
A battleship armed with six or more guns having calibers of 12 inches or more.
dreadnought, dreadnaught [ˈdrɛdˌnɔːt]
n
1. (Military) a battleship armed with heavy guns of uniform calibre
2. (Clothing & Fashion) an overcoat made of heavy cloth
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) Slang a heavyweight boxer
4. a person who fears nothing
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dreadnoughtdreadnought - battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
dreadnaught
battleship, battlewagon - large and heavily armoured warship
Translations
dreadnought [ˈdrednɔːt] N (Hist) → acorazado m
dreadnought
n (Naut) → Dreadnought m


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Now the Dreadnought she lies in the River Mersey, Because of the tugboat to take her to sea; But when she's off soundings you shortly will know
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said stout John Peerybingle, pulling on his dreadnought coat.
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