battleship
noun
bat·tle·ship
ˈba-tᵊl-ˌship 
: a warship of the largest and most heavily armed and armored class
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Flying feels like dragging your feet through the mud, the edges of the screen blurring to create a non-existent sense of speed when trying to accelerate toward the objective, consisting of four different airborne battleships.
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Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
The boot was spotted, like a needle in a haystack, on a pile of chains located near the bow of the 27,500-ton battleship, officials said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
The namesake launched in 1906 was the first of the modern battleships that revolutionized navy ship design and armaments that saw all the world's major navies replaced within a decade.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 23 Mar. 2025
Catch up quick: The battleship — at the time considered the most powerful weapon in the world — was commissioned in 1914 and retired in 1948 when it was docked at the San Jacinto site as a museum.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
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Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
The boot was spotted, like a needle in a haystack, on a pile of chains located near the bow of the 27,500-ton battleship, officials said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
The namesake launched in 1906 was the first of the modern battleships that revolutionized navy ship design and armaments that saw all the world's major navies replaced within a decade.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 23 Mar. 2025
Catch up quick: The battleship — at the time considered the most powerful weapon in the world — was commissioned in 1914 and retired in 1948 when it was docked at the San Jacinto site as a museum.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for battleship
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“Battleship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battleship. Accessed 30 Apr. 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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