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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
  • Bringing them to the aquarium to keep them alive likely causes great trauma to the whales after many years of being left alone.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • In a first for marine mammals, veterinarians have used bacteria-killing viruses to treat a beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) with a drug-resistant infection.
    — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of whale
Noun
  • What kind of direction was Cregger giving you during the monster fight at the end?
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Based on the popular Capcom video games, Resident Evil stars Austin Abrams as Bryan, an outmatched medical courier who becomes trapped in a monster outbreak in Raccoon City during a single night of chaos and has to try to survive.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of monster
Noun
  • Despite those dynamics, the beverage giant posted net sales growth of 7% in the second quarter, as volume — a key measure of demand — rose 3% in North America.
    — Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • There’s drinking, dancing, free pool, karaoke nights and late-night smash burgers all in one giant, eclectic space with 250 seats and a capacity of 600 guests.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of giant
Noun
  • Hups, a science teacher at Colorado’s Northglenn High School, immediately recognized the lumpy sandstone as dinosaur toes.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Some studies suggested many dinosaurs were endotherms, generating their own body heat like birds and mammals.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of dinosaur
Noun
  • IonQ’s partners include artificial intelligence boom titans Amazon Web Services and Nvidia and pharmaceutical companies such as AstraZeneca.
    — Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Ellison argues Paramount needs to bulk up to compete against digital titans Netflix, Amazon and Apple, as well as Disney.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of titan
Noun
  • In ancient California, they are believed to have existed alongside other extinct native species, including bison-sized Jefferson’s ground sloths, Columbian mammoths and western camels.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • See fossils of the 14-foot, 20,000-pound mammoths that used to roam around Texas.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of mammoth

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