battleships

noun

  1. 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. 2

    Non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.

  3. 3

    A guessing game played on grid paper, see Battleship (game)

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