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battleships

battleships is the plural of battleship.

Meaning of battleship

Noun

battleship (plural battleships)

  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. (broadly) A starship of comparable role.
  3. (archaic) 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 or a gameboard inspired by it.

Phrases with battleships

Questions about battleships

What is battleships the plural of?
Battleships is the plural of battleship.

Words near battleships in the dictionary

  1. battleship-gray
  2. battleship-grey
  3. battleship-shaped curve
  4. battleship-shaped curves
  5. battleshippy
  6. battleships
  7. battleskies
  8. battlesome
  9. battlespace
  10. battlespaces
  11. battlest

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