Definition of battleship
: a warship of the largest and most heavily armed and armored class
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Clad in nocturnal gray, precast concrete, the $146 million, 57,500-square-foot pavilion looks a bit like a World War II battleship, marooned on the beach.
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Four thousand ships carried the magnificently equipped troops across the English Channel under protection of a powerful naval force including 12 battleships, and thousands of aircraft.
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The National Park Service had hoped to reopen the site by the holiday, but it’s taken longer than anticipated to figure out how to repair the dock that allows visitors to board the memorial, which rests on pilings over the sunken battleship.
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Seconds later, the San Francisco was struck by fire from both battleships.
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South Philadelphia’s shipyard was once a major source of naval vessels, included the famed battleship USS New Jersey.
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According to Andy Smith, ship manager of the Battleship Texas, the battleship spent most of June 1944 providing gun support for soldiers at Omaha Beach and nearby Pointe du Hoc.
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The battleship Missouri, commissioned in 1944, participated in the World War II battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
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In other words, the stakes are higher than buying Boardwalk or sinking your opponent’s battleship.
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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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