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Dreadnought

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Word	Definition
dreadnaughtnoun	Alternative spelling of dreadnought. [(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.]

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Word	Definition
dreadnaughtnoun	Alternative spelling of dreadnought. [(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.]
battleshipnoun	(military, nautical) A large capital warship displacing thousands to tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with large-caliber guns; now obsolescent and replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.
battleships	the international title of a video game based on the classic board game.
superdreadnoughtnoun	A battleship of a class more powerful than the earlier dreadnoughts.
super-dreadnoughtnoun	Alternative form of superdreadnought. [A battleship of a class more powerful than the earlier dreadnoughts.]
big gunnoun	(idiomatic, by extension, chiefly in the plural) A person, group, thing, or course of action that is powerful, influential, or particularly effective.
heavy cruisernoun	(nautical) A type of cruiser, defined in the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty and 1930 London Naval Treaty as having a main gun battery of roughly 8-inch caliber (203mm).
land battleshipnoun	(archaic, military, 19th century to pre-WWI) An armored combat vehicle; a tank.
capital shipnoun	(nautical) Any of the most important types of warships, capable of projecting a fleet in being.
first-ratenoun	(idiomatic) Superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high quality.
giantshipnoun	A term of address for a giant.
flagshipnoun	(by extension, often attributive) The most important one out of a related group.
landshipnoun	(archaic, military, 19th century to pre-WWI) An armored combat vehicle, a tank
admiralnoun	(military) A high rank in the British and American Navies, NATO grade OF-9, equivalent ranks in other navies, in coast guards, etc.
heavy bombernoun	(military aviation) A large, long-range bomber, capable of carrying a heavy payload.
megashipnoun	a very large ship; a ship that is among the world's largest
mainmastnoun	(nautical) The tallest mast of a sailing ship that has more than one mast; particularly a full-rigged ship.
destroyernoun	That which destroys something.
land cruisernoun	(archaic, military, 19th century to pre-WWI) An armoured combat vehicle, a tank.
supercruisernoun	A vehicle capable of supercruising.