battleship
noun/ˈbætlʃɪp/
/ˈbætlʃɪp/
- a very large ship used in war, with big guns and heavy armour (= metal plates that cover the ship to protect it)Topics Transport by waterc2, War and conflictc2Word Originlate 18th cent.: shortening of line-of-battle ship, originally with reference to the largest wooden warships.
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