battleship

noun

bat·​tle·​ship ˈba-tᵊl-ˌship 

: a warship of the largest and most heavily armed and armored class

Examples of battleship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sailors from the almost 600-foot battleship used one of the ship's launch boats to catch a shark, its tail visible next to the boat on the left. —Ray Hanley, Arkansas Online, 5 May 2025

Connecting to the series’ overriding narrative, this theatrical backstory opens in 1943 when a secret government experiment on a battleship goes spectacularly wrong, creating an opening to a parallel dimension and unleashing its dark powers. —Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025

Inside both boxes and in the aisles are crew members of the U.S.S. Eldridge, a battleship anchored in the harbor on a quiet night. —Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025

The bond between the elementary school and the battleship is so unique that the ship’s crew has traveled to Edinburg to meet with students and have a Texas flag from the school on display at the USS Gonzalez. —Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

short for line-of-battle ship

First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing battleship

• pocket battleship

Rhymes for battleship

• authorship
• censorship
• chairmanship
• chieftainship
• comradeship
• consulship
• craftsmanship
• dealership
• draftsmanship
• fellowship
• fingertip
• internship

Kids Definition

battleship

noun

bat·​tle·​ship ˈbat-ᵊl-ˌship 

: a large warship with heavy armor and large guns