battle ship

A form of battleship — A large capital warship displacing thousands to tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with large-caliber guns; now obsolescent and replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.

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Meanings

nounbattle ship (plural battle ships)

plural battle ships

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of battleship.
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