Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any of a class of German cruisers, having guns normally found on a battleship, operated during World War II; a battlecruiser.

More definitions
  • a small battleship built to conform with treaty limitations on tonnage and armament (from 1925 to 1930)

Forms

plural: pocket battleships

See also

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