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semidreadnought

semidreadnought is the alternative form of semi-dreadnought.

Meaning of semi-dreadnought

Noun

semi-dreadnought (plural semi-dreadnoughts)

  1. A type of advanced pre-dreadnought battleship from the very early 20th century, carrying a main armament composed entirely of big guns of different calibers (typically having four guns of the largest caliber, plus a larger number of smaller big guns). It was superior to earlier pre-dreadnoughts, but still not as powerful as the dreadnought introduced in 1906.

Forms of semidreadnought

pluralsemidreadnoughts

Questions about semidreadnought

What is semidreadnought the alternative form of?
Semidreadnought is the alternative form of semi-dreadnought.

Words near semidreadnought in the dictionary

  1. semidormancy
  2. semidormant
  3. semidouble
  4. semidoubles
  5. semidramatic
  6. semidreadnought
  7. semidreadnoughts
  8. semidress
  9. semidressy
  10. semidried
  11. semidrunk

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