battleship
noun
bat·tle·ship
ˈba-tᵊl-ˌship 
: a warship of the largest and most heavily armed and armored class
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Correcting An Expensive Mistake Designed as a new class of multi-mission stealth warships, the Zumwalt-class was meant to meet the congressional mandate for a warship that offered the naval fire support of a battleship.
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Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The prospect of judging 56 red blends under $20 is scary, and perhaps even more so the task of evaluating 40-plus cabs over $75, which tend to be a double whammy of new oak and enough tannin to sink a battleship.
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Insisting that a barricade of battleships and roughly 15,000 armed troops at Venezuela’s border is a non-invasive police action is just another misdirection.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
Eight battleships were in the harbor when Japanese aircraft launched from carriers more than 200 miles away attacked, sinking four and badly damaging the four others.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The prospect of judging 56 red blends under $20 is scary, and perhaps even more so the task of evaluating 40-plus cabs over $75, which tend to be a double whammy of new oak and enough tannin to sink a battleship.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2026
Insisting that a barricade of battleships and roughly 15,000 armed troops at Venezuela’s border is a non-invasive police action is just another misdirection.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
Eight battleships were in the harbor when Japanese aircraft launched from carriers more than 200 miles away attacked, sinking four and badly damaging the four others.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Battleship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battleship. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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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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