battleship

Definition of battleship

bat´tle`ship`
1.(Nav.) An armor-plated warship built of steel and heavily armed, generally having over ten thousand tons displacement, and intended to be fit to combat the heaviest enemy ships in line of battle; the most heavily armed and armored class of warship at any given time.

Related Words

battlewagon, combat ship, dreadnaught, dreadnought, pocket battleship, war vessel, warship
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