Meaning

8 senses
  1. (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.

    Schlachtschiff

    дредно́утdrednóut

    battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber

  2. 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.

    (historical, informal)Any type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship.

  3. (broadly)One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.

  4. One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.

    (broadly)A type of acoustic guitar with a very large body and a waist that is less pronounced than on other guitar shapes, producing a deep, bold sound.

  5. (broadly)A garment made of thick woollen cloth that can defend against storm and cold.

  6. (broadly)The cloth itself; fearnaught.

  7. One that fears nothing.

  8. Something that assures against fear.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Tom stuffed his cargo pants so full that he felt like a dreadnought.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
By meaning 1
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Origin

From dread + nought.

From dread + nought.

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Forms

plural: dreadnoughts

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber:dreadnaught

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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