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predreadnought

predreadnought is the alternative form of pre-dreadnought.

Meaning of pre-dreadnought

Noun

pre-dreadnought (plural pre-dreadnoughts)

  1. (historical) A late-19th-century or early-20th-century battleship with a small number of big guns (typically no more than four) and a large number of quick-firing medium-caliber guns. It was made largely obsolete in 1906 by the dreadnought type of battleship.

Forms of predreadnought

pluralpredreadnoughts

Questions about predreadnought

What is predreadnought the alternative form of?
Predreadnought is the alternative form of pre-dreadnought.

Words near predreadnought in the dictionary

  1. predraft
  2. predrafted
  3. predrafting
  4. predrafts
  5. predrainage
  6. predreadnought
  7. predreadnoughts
  8. predreissenid
  9. predried
  10. predrill
  11. predrilled

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