Definition of battleship
: a warship of the largest and most heavily armed and armored class
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Four battleships in total were sunk, including the USS California and the USS West Virginia, both of which were raised and were able to return to service.
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No action except salvos from American & British battleships & cruisers.
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The ship is the last surviving dreadnought class battleship and a veteran of both world wars.
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President Theodore Roosevelt sent the U.S. battleship fleet around the world from 1907 to 1909 to demonstrate American seapower.
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Some of the postcards are almost blank, and were issued on the battleship.
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Some of the accounts Elizondo and his team analyzed supposedly occurred near nuclear facilities like power plants or battleships.
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But, some fans have wondered why the larger battleships need to be so close in combat, and why the smaller fighters are even needed.
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Glenn Tipton was killed aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma, which capsized in the attack by Japanese aircraft.
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Origin and Etymology of battleship
short for line-of-battle ship
BATTLESHIP Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of battleship for English Language Learners
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: a large ship that has many big guns and is used in fighting wars
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Definition of battleship for Students
: a large warship with heavy armor and large guns
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