pre-dreadnoughts

A form of pre-dreadnought — A late-19th-century or early-20th-century battleship with a small number of big guns (typically no more than four) and a large number of quick-firing medium-caliber guns. It was made largely obsolete in 1906 by the dreadnought type of battleship.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of pre-dreadnought
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