battleship
noun
bat·tle·ship
ˈba-tᵊl-ˌship 
: a warship of the largest and most heavily armed and armored class
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That idea came under fire as long ago as the 1920s, when advocates of air power showed that battleships were vulnerable to air attack.
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Once symbols of naval might with their massive guns, battleships have long since been eclipsed by aircraft carriers and modern destroyers armed with long-range missiles.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025
On December 22, 2025, the US Navy announced that the administration plans to build up to 25 of the first class of battleships since the Second World War.
—New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2025
But at least in the battleship plan, the Navy would seem to be swimming upstream, with construction of the vessels themselves and some of the weapon systems the service says would be aboard.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Once symbols of naval might with their massive guns, battleships have long since been eclipsed by aircraft carriers and modern destroyers armed with long-range missiles.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025
On December 22, 2025, the US Navy announced that the administration plans to build up to 25 of the first class of battleships since the Second World War.
—New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2025
But at least in the battleship plan, the Navy would seem to be swimming upstream, with construction of the vessels themselves and some of the weapon systems the service says would be aboard.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 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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