Etymology

dreadnought

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Today it means: A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber. Full definition →

English HMS Dreadnought
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dreadnought · noun1

  1. Englishdread
  2. Englishnought
  3. Englishdreadnought
  4. EnglishHMS Dreadnought
  5. English todaydreadnought

Named after HMS Dreadnought, the first battleship finished of this type, itself named for Etymology 2.

dreadnought · noun2

From dread + nought.

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