battleship

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
19
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈbætəlˌʃɪp/

Definition of battleship

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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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noun

  1. 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.
  2. (broadly)A starship of comparable role.
  3. (archaic)A ship of the line.
  4. A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
  5. A guessing game played on grid paper or a gameboard inspired by it.

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Etymology

From battle + ship; shortened from line-of-battle ship, attested 1794.

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