battleship
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Noun
- 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 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
- A ship of the line.
- A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
- A guessing game played on grid paper; see Battleship (game).
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