Meanings
nounland battleship (plural land battleships)
plural land battleships
- archaic19th century to pre-WWIgovernmentAn armored combat vehicle; a tank.
Synonyms: landship, land cruiser, land ironclad
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn armored combat vehicle; a tank.
nounA superheavy tank; a supertank.
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Origin
From being a vehicle akin to an battleship (“an armored warship”) on land.
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APA
land battleship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20battleship
MLA
“land battleship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20battleship. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “land battleship,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20battleship.
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