battleship
A large capital warship displacing thousands to tens of thousands of tons, heavily…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.
» You sunk my battleship.
Du hast mein Schlachtschiff versenkt.
Ihr habt mein Schlachtschiff versenkt.
Sie haben mein Schlachtschiff versenkt.
Вы потопили мой линкор.
Ты потопил мой линкор.
Ти потопив мій лінкор.
Meaning
5 sensesA 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.
large and heavily armoured warship
(broadly)A starship of comparable role.
A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
A guessing game played on grid paper or a gameboard inspired by it.
Schiffe versenken
морско́й бойmorskój boj
(archaic)A ship of the line.
Examples
9 sentencesYou sunk my battleship.
Ти потопив мій лінкор.
ruВы потопили мой линкор.
deDu hast mein Schlachtschiff versenkt.
Tom and Mary are playing battleship.
ruТом и Мэри играют в морской бой.
deTom und Mary spielen "Schiffe versenken".
He is the captain of a battleship.
The battleship did not dare come within range of the coastal batteries.
Come over to my place after the movie and we'll play Battleship.
Translations
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Origin
From battle + ship; shortened from line-of-battle ship, attested 1794.From battle + ship; shortened from line-of-battle ship, attested 1794.
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Forms
plural: battleships| Singular | battleship |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- large and heavily armoured warship:battlewagon