battleships
noun
- 1
Large capital warship displacing tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with big guns. Battleships are now obsolescent, replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles. Types: dreadnought, pre-dreadnought.
- 2
Non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
- 3
A guessing game played on grid paper, see Battleship (game)
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