dreadnought

noun

ˈdred-ˌnȯt How to pronounce dreadnought (audio)
Definition of dreadnoughtnext
as in whale
something or someone that is unusually large and powerful poor gas mileage did little to stem the popularity of that dreadnought of the roadways: the SUV

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Recent Examples of dreadnought Before the dominance of aircraft carriers, dreadnoughts (later battleships) were the centerpiece of any serious navy. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026 Yamaha The guitar rocks a dreadnought shape with a lower cut for higher fret access, and features a Sitka spruce top with mahogany back and sides. — Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2024 So the potential third installment will involve Kora and company tracking her down, while also seeking allies from surrounding planets now that there’s a blueprint for taking down Imperium dreadnoughts. — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024 But the Pac-12’s once-mighty dreadnought, horribly captained, the geniuses who denied access to Texas and Oklahoma, went down in its own sea of incompetence and arrogance. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for dreadnought
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreadnought
  1. whale
  2. monster
  3. giant
  4. dinosaur
  5. titan
  6. mammoth
Noun
  • Santa Barbara has an outdoor lifestyle defined by unlimited sunshine, whale watching, bike paths, and wineries.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026
  • At One&Only Palmilla in Los Cabos, guests receive miniature ceramic cacti and seasonal ceramic whales filled with sweets, turning the local landscape into a memorable keepsake.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of whale
Noun
  • Pane and McKay revealed that British actor Simon Pegg will voice the Balrog, a giant demonic monster who helps Sauron forge the One Ring.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Curtis is divorced, and still carries a torch for his ex-wife (Kelsey Scott) — now the governor of Illinois and architect of an innovative monster rehabilitation program with the Candyman (as in the movies) its star participant.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 26 July 2026
Definition of monster
Noun
  • But of the two Premier League giants who have thrown their financial heft at these signings, whose is the better deal?
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Two of the biggest tech giants are locked in a head-to-head legal battle, with Apple claiming OpenAI stole trade secrets as the AI start-up plans its first hardware devices.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 23 July 2026
Definition of giant
Noun
  • The audience giggled nervously as their seats rocked and rolled during the tense chase scene, and whenever the dinosaur went in for an attack, a squirt of water shot out from behind each audience member’s seat.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 19 July 2026
  • But there were plenty of amenities to point out—the massage rooms and nap pods, the dinosaur fossil, the wacky sensory-break touches like ball pits, swings, and yoga balls (even if no one actually seemed to use them).
    — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Definition of dinosaur
Noun
  • Seoul — The AI gold rush is minting new fortunes, but the ex-wife of one of South Korea’s biggest tech titans has failed to win a greater share of his wealth as his company’s stock price has soared.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • All the while, Myers assembles a possible titan in Philly, and the Warriors are left staring down the pipe at another depressing play-in tournament exit at absolute best.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
Definition of titan
Noun
  • For a mammoth, a successful pregnancy in an elephant surrogate would drag on for almost two years.
    — Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
  • According to this theory, those now-extinct megafauna—the giant ground sloths and the giant beavers, the mastodons and mammoths, and even the lions and dire wolves—were relatively quickly hunted to extinction.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Definition of mammoth

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