Mountbatten pink

noun

A pinkish-grey camouflage colour, used to paint several ships of the British Royal Navy during World War II.

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Meanings

nounMountbatten pink (countable and uncountable, plural Mountbatten pinks)

plural Mountbatten pinks

  1. countablehistoricaluncountableA pinkish-grey camouflage colour, used to paint several ships of the British Royal Navy during World War II.

    Before long all the destroyers in his flotilla were painted medium grey with a dash of Venetian red, a tone that quickly became known as Mountbatten pink.

    2016, Kassia St Clair, The Secret Lives of Colour
adjectiveMountbatten pink (not comparable)
  1. historicalnot comparableOf a pinkish-grey colour.

Origin

Named after the British naval officer Lord Mountbatten.

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APA

Mountbatten pink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mountbatten%20pink

MLA

“Mountbatten pink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mountbatten%20pink. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mountbatten pink,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mountbatten%20pink.

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