battleship

[ bat-l-ship ]

/ ˈbæt lˌʃɪp /

any of a class of warships that are the most heavily armored and are equipped with the most powerful armament.

Origin of battleship

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; battle¹ + ship¹

Using skewers/tooth picks, attach monkey bread, Cinnabons, and churros to battleship.

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Sober and muted colors including shades of gray, one described in a local paper as ‘Battleship,’ were prevalent.

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As a member of the Royal Navy, he was in charge of operating the searchlights on a battleship called the Valiant.

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The voice was explicit about what it would do to the Mekinese-occupied areas of Garen if the battleship fled.

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It was the first time I had bulked in anyone's opinion as largely as a battleship; but I suppose his intentions were good enough.

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The battleship trembled to her keel plates as the sound reverberated.

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The English Channel was left behind two days later, the battleship beginning once more her strife with the broad Atlantic.

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In the meantime word had been sent to the battleship "Long Island."

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battleship

/ (ˈbætəlˌʃɪp) /

a heavily armoured warship of the largest type having many large-calibre guns

(formerly) a warship of sufficient size and armament to take her place in the line of battle; ship of the line