- battleship
n. a pocket battleship
* * *['bætlˌʃɪp]a pocket battleship
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Battleship — ist der englische Name für das Spiel Schiffe versenken und Alternativtitel des Logikrätsels Bimaru. Battleship ist Name oder Namensbestandteil folgender Filme: Battleship Uchū Senkan Yamato, Alternativtitel: Space Battleship Yamato Battleship… … Deutsch Wikipedia
battleship — 1794, shortened from line of battle ship (1705), one large enough to take part in a main attack (formerly one of 74 plus guns); from BATTLE (Cf. battle) + SHIP (Cf. ship) (n.). Later in U.S. Navy in reference to a class of ships that carried guns … Etymology dictionary
battleship — at tle*ship (Nav.) [shortened from line of battle ship, i.e. the most heavily armored ship suited to be in the front line of a naval battle.] An armor plated warship built of steel and heavily armed, generally having over ten thousand tons… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
battleship — ► NOUN ▪ a heavily armoured warship with large calibre guns … English terms dictionary
battleship — ☆ battleship [bat′ lship΄ ] n. any of a class of large warships with the biggest guns and very heavy armor … English World dictionary
Battleship — For other uses, see Battleship (disambiguation). The firepower of a battleship demonstrated by USS Iowa (ca. 1984) A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were large … Wikipedia
battleship — /bat l ship /, n. 1. any of a class of warships that are the most heavily armored and are equipped with the most powerful armament. 2. See ship of the line. [1785 95, Amer.; BATTLE1 + SHIP] * * * Capital ship of the world s navies from с 1860,… … Universalium
Battleship — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. En anglais, Battleship désigne un cuirassé. Battleship est également le nom anglophone de la bataille navale. Battleship est également un jeu vidéo de… … Wikipédia en Français
battleship — UK [ˈbæt(ə)lˌʃɪp] / US noun [countable] Word forms battleship : singular battleship plural battleships the largest type of warship … English dictionary
battleship — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
