Plural of battleship

regular plural

The plural of battleship is battleships.

Forms of battleship

An iceberg sank the Titanic. British battleships sank the Bismarck.From the entry sink
Commensurately, by scale, their escorts must either be battleships or cruisers.2019 February 27, Drachinifel [pseudonym], “The Battle of Samar – Odds? What are Those?” (12:25 from the start), in YouTube, archived from…. From the entry fortuitous
The battleships Washington and South Dakota pushed through the sea with an implacable ease.2011, James D. Hornfischer, “The Giants Ride”, in Neptune’s Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, →ISBN…. From the entry implacable
Four kilometers behind them were the two battleships and the cruiser Mogami in line ahead, with a destroyer on each flank.2024, Walter S. Zapotoczny, “The Battle of Surigao Strait: The Last Crossing of the T”, in Military History Online, archived from the…. From the entry line ahead
Amongst the battleships, things are rather different.2018 October 17, Drachinifel, 27:33 from the start, in Last Ride of the High Seas Fleet - Battle of Texel 1918, archived from the original…. From the entry founder

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.
noun A starship of comparable role.
noun A ship of the line.

What is the plural of battleship?: The plural of battleship is battleships.
Is battleship countable?: Battleship is a countable noun.

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