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battleship

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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: A starship of comparable role
  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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