Definition of battleship
: a warship of the largest and most heavily armed and armored class
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The story: Nineteen-year-old Anna Kerrigan becomes the first female diver at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II, helping build and repair battleships after her father’s mysterious disappearance.
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Joe lost the rod in question a week ago today while fishing in the Atlantic Marine basin on the Mobile River, just across from the Convention Center and slightly downstream from the Austel battleship fabrication facility.
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The missile killed 1,015 of the U.S. troops aboard the Rohna, nearly the same number who died at Pearl Harbor when the battleship Arizona was sunk.
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Throughout the franchise, Star Wars has depicted a number of its titular battles, typically involving a number of large battleships and smaller attack fighters.
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The customization, done by Harley-Davidson chief stylist Ray Drea, includes battleship-gray paint derived from a paint sample used for Navy ships.
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Members build coffeemakers, pizza ovens, battleships, tractors and whiskey barrels.
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Weir cast Rachel Roberts as a fearsome battleship with hair tortured into a bulletproof bun, just waiting to unravel under the effects of alcoholism and encroaching madness.
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Rosie the Riveter’ who was working on battleships and submarines at Mare Island.
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Origin and Etymology of battleship
short for line-of-battle ship
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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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