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Battleship

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.

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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)

🔄 Synonyms of "Battleship"

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Word	Definition
battlewagonnoun	(nautical) A battleship.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Battleship"

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Word	Definition
battlewagonnoun	(nautical) A battleship.
dreadnoughtnoun	(military, nautical, historical) A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
warshipnoun	Any ship built or armed for naval combat.
shipnoun	(nautical) A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
vesselnoun	A craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space.
boatnoun	A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.
shipwrecknoun	(countable, uncountable) An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
spaceshipnoun	(astronautics) A manned vehicle that flies through space.
starshipnoun	A type of spacecraft capable of traveling to the solar systems of other stars.
heapnoun	A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.
wreckagenoun	Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something which has been severely damaged or destroyed.
wrecknoun	Something or someone that has been ruined.
derelictnoun	(countable, by extension, derogatory) A homeless or jobless person; a vagrant; also, a person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal affairs.
messnoun	a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
anti-ship missilenoun	(military) A guided missile that is designed for use against ships and large boats.
pocket battleshipnoun	(nautical) Any of a class of German cruisers, having guns normally found on a battleship, operated during World War II; a battlecruiser.
arsenal shipnoun	(military, nautical) A ship, filled with missiles, typically cruise missiles, which it can launch to attack far off targets, but which has little in the way of other capabilities, similar to a modified cargoship. A floating missile battery, a floating missile firebase.
frigatenoun	A modern type of warship, equivalent in size or smaller than a destroyer, often focused on anti-submarine warfare, but sometimes general purpose.
whaleboatnoun	A long narrow rowing boat, formerly used in whaling, which is pointed at both ends so that it can move either forwards or backwards equally well.
tall shipnoun	A large sailing ship with multiple masts and rigged sails, usually used as a training vessel.