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battleship
/ˈbætəlˌʃɪp/
noun 5
Collocations
2VERB + BATTLESHIP
let's, play, playing, send
BATTLESHIP + NOUN
bismarck, davy, potemkin, sergei
Definitions
noun
1
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.
2
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.
3
A ship of the line.
4
A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
5
A guessing game played on grid paper; see Battleship (game).
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Synonyms
noun — large and heavily armoured warship
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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It took many torpedo hits to send the battleship Bismarck to Davy Jones's locker.
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Tom and Mary are playing battleship.
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The battleship did not dare come within range of the coastal batteries.
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Battleship Potemkin is Sergei Eisenstein's greatest film.
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Come over to my place after the movie and we'll play Battleship.
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He is the captain of a battleship.
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