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bat·tle·ship
(băt′l-shĭp′)n.
Any of a class of very large warships, heavily armored and armed with numerous large-caliber guns. Also called battlewagon.
[Short for line-of-battle ship.]
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battleship
(ˈbætəlˌʃɪp) orbattlewagon
n
1. (Military) a heavily armoured warship of the largest type having many large-calibre guns
2. (Military) (formerly) a warship of sufficient size and armament to take her place in the line of battle; ship of the line
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bat•tle•ship
(ˈbæt lˌʃɪp)n.
any of a class of warships that are heavily armored and are equipped with powerful armaments.
[1785–95]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() dreadnaught, dreadnought - battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber pocket battleship - a small battleship built to conform with treaty limitations on tonnage and armament (from 1925 to 1930) |
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battleship
noun warship, gunboat, man-of-war, ship of the line, capital ship the rumble of a great battleship going down the slipway
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بارِجَ، سَفينَه حَرْبيَّهسَفِينَة حَرْبِيَّة
bitevní loď
krigsskibslagskib
sotalaivataistelulaiva
ratni brod
csatahajó
orrustuskip
戦艦
전함
bojová loď
slagskepp
เรือรบ
muharebe zırhlısısavaş gemisi
chiến hạm
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battle
(ˈbӕtl) noun a fight between opposing armies or individuals. the last battle of the war.
verb to fight.
ˈbattlefield noun the place where a battle is, or was, fought. dead bodies covered the battlefield.
ˈbattleship noun a heavily armed and armoured warship.
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battleship
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