battleship
noun
bat·tle·ship
ˈba-tᵊl-ˌship 
: a warship of the largest and most heavily armed and armored class
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The suicide attack instantly killed the pilot, but none of the battleship's crew members were badly hurt.
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CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
Historians have said that the Edsall sustained previous damage that would prevent it from outrunning any of the Japanese cruisers or battleships.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
That massive battleship bow that crashes on stage, seemingly out of thin air, might put you in mind of Miss Saigon‘s helicopter or The Phantom of the Opera‘s crashing chandelier, but the visual enchantment of Stranger Things makes all those earlier productions seem downright cute.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
He was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, a battleship moored at Pearl Harbor, in 1941.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
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CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
Historians have said that the Edsall sustained previous damage that would prevent it from outrunning any of the Japanese cruisers or battleships.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
That massive battleship bow that crashes on stage, seemingly out of thin air, might put you in mind of Miss Saigon‘s helicopter or The Phantom of the Opera‘s crashing chandelier, but the visual enchantment of Stranger Things makes all those earlier productions seem downright cute.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
He was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, a battleship moored at Pearl Harbor, in 1941.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Battleship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battleship. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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battleship
noun
bat·tle·ship
ˈbat-ᵊl-ˌship
: a large warship with heavy armor and large guns
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