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battleship

noun
/ˈbætəlˌʃɪp/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *skēyb-✻
  2. inherited from *skipą✻
  3. inherited from *skip✻
  4. inherited from sċip
  5. inherited from ship
  6. compounded as battleship — “battle + ship”

Definitions

  1. A large capital warship displacing thousands to tens of thousands of tons, heavily…

    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. A starship of comparable role.

  3. A ship of the line.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.

    2. A guessing game played on grid paper or a gameboard inspired by it.

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Derived

battleship curve, battleship gray, battleship-gray, battleship-grey, battleship grey, battleshippy, battleship-shaped curve, fast battleship, heavy battleship, land battleship, light battleship, pocket battleship, super battleship

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