battleship
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battleship
- /ˈbætəlˌʃɪp/ US
Where it comes from
From battle + ship; shortened from line-of-battle ship, attested 1794.
noun battleships
- 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.
- A starship of comparable role.
- A ship of the line.
- A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
- A guessing game played on grid paper or a gameboard inspired by it.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: battlewagon, dreadnought, warship, ship, vessel, boat, shipwreck, spaceship, starship, heap, wreckage, wreck, derelict, mess, anti-ship missile, pocket battleship
Translations
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noun type of warship
| Español | acorazado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전함 jeonham |
| 日本語 | 戦艦 senkan |
| 中文 | 戰艦 /战舰 zhànjiàn, 戰列艦 /战列舰 zhànlièjiàn |
| हिन्दी | युद्धपोत yuddhapot |
| Português | couraçado, encouraçado |
| Français | cuirassé |
| Italiano | corazzata, nave corazzata |
| Ελληνικά | θωρηκτό thoriktó |
| עברית | אֳנִיַּת מַעֲרָכָה oniyat ma'arakha |
noun guessing game
| 한국어 | 배틀십 baeteulsip |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 海戦ゲーム kaisen gēmu |
| 中文 | 海戰 /海战 hǎizhàn |
| Português | batalha naval |
| Français | bataille navale |
| Deutsch | Schiffe versenken |
| Italiano | battaglia navale |
| Ελληνικά | ναυμαχία navmachía |
| Русский | морско́й бой morskój boj |
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title = {battleship},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/battleship},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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