pocket battleship

noun

Any of a class of German cruisers, having guns normally found on a battleship, operated during World War II; a battlecruiser.

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Meanings

nounpocket battleship (plural pocket battleships)

plural pocket battleships

  1. nauticalAny of a class of German cruisers, having guns normally found on a battleship, operated during World War II; a battlecruiser.
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APA

pocket battleship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pocket%20battleship

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pocket battleship,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pocket%20battleship.

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