battleship
noun
bat·tle·ship
ˈba-tᵊl-ˌship 
: a warship of the largest and most heavily armed and armored class
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That same teak left outdoors with no protection soon becomes battleship gray.
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
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.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 22 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
The battleship era received its final, fatal blow in April 1945 when Japan’s Yamato, touted as the ultimate warship and the largest battleship ever built, came under attack from a concentrated force of submarines and some 400 aircraft.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
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.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 22 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
The battleship era received its final, fatal blow in April 1945 when Japan’s Yamato, touted as the ultimate warship and the largest battleship ever built, came under attack from a concentrated force of submarines and some 400 aircraft.
—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 12 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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