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.
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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. — Rovo
ruВы потопили мой линкор. — marafon
deDu hast mein Schlachtschiff versenkt. — Rovo
Tom and Mary are playing battleship.
ruТом и Мэри играют в морской бой. — Karok
deTom und Mary spielen "Schiffe versenken". — al_ex_an_der
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
Word family
7 related wordsSee also
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