battleship
noun
bat·tle·ship
ˈba-tᵊl-ˌship 
: a warship of the largest and most heavily armed and armored class
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Joan’s expensive clothes and tight face lend the impression of a Bel-Air battleship.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
The postcard image was taken from aboard the state's namesake battleship which went to sea in 1912.
—Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 5 Sep. 2024
Interestingly, the debate on tanks versus drones today echoes the one on battleships versus airplanes a century ago.
—Lorenz Meier, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024
Suppose that during the crisis the United States decides to send aircraft carriers, battleships, bombers, and fighters to the region to defend itself and its allies.
—Ilan Goldenberg, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2019
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
The postcard image was taken from aboard the state's namesake battleship which went to sea in 1912.
—Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 5 Sep. 2024
Interestingly, the debate on tanks versus drones today echoes the one on battleships versus airplanes a century ago.
—Lorenz Meier, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024
Suppose that during the crisis the United States decides to send aircraft carriers, battleships, bombers, and fighters to the region to defend itself and its allies.
—Ilan Goldenberg, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2019
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battleship
noun
bat·tle·ship
ˈbat-ᵊl-ˌship
: a large warship with heavy armor and large guns
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