battleship en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbætəlˌʃɪp/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From battle + ship; shortened from line-of-battle ship, attested 1794.
Meanings
- 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.
- (broadly) A starship of comparable role.
- (archaic) A ship of the line.
- A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
- A guessing game played on grid paper or a gameboard inspired by it.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| battleships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
aircraft carrier · minesweeper · minelayer · destroyer · minesweeper · minehunter · sloop · monitor · corvette · cruiser · gunboat · frigate · torpedo boat
Deriveds
battleship grey · land battleship · super battleship · battleship-shaped curve · light battleship · battleshippy · fast battleship · battleship curve · battleship-grey · battleship gray · heavy battleship · pocket battleship · battleship-gray
Hypernyms
vessel · watercraft · vehicle · guessing game · diversion · vehicle · game · vessel · watercraft · ship · ship
Relateds
Translations (68)
it corazzata (type of warship) · fa-ira نَبَرْدناو (type of warship) · eo marbatalo (guessing game) · nv tsin naaʼeeł bee daʼahijighánígíí (type of warship) · az döyüş gəmisi (type of warship) · hu csatahajó (type of warship) · ka საბრძოლო ხომალდი (type of warship) · el θωρηκτό (type of warship) · tl bapor-pandigma (type of warship) · sv slagskepp (type of warship) · fi laivastopeli (guessing game) · ml യുദ്ധക്കപ്പൽ (type of warship) · nb slagskip (type of warship) · ja 戦艦 (type of warship) · cs bitevní loď (type of warship) · it nave corazzata (type of warship) · pt encouraçado (type of warship) · el ναυμαχία (guessing game) · gl acoirazado (type of warship) · ja 海戦ゲーム (guessing game) · hu torpedó (guessing game) · vo bländanaf (type of warship) · ka საბრძოლო გემი (type of warship) · cmn 戰艦 /战舰 (type of warship) · sv sänka skepp (guessing game) · ko 전함 (type of warship) · cmn 戰列艦 /战列舰 (type of warship) · ka ჯავშნოსანი (type of warship) · ka სახაზო გემი (type of warship) · fo krígsskip (type of warship) · hak 戰艦 /战舰 (type of warship) · fr bataille navale (guessing game) · sk bitevná loď (type of warship) · fi taistelulaiva (type of warship) · ru морско́й бой (guessing game) · et lahingulaev (type of warship) · pl pancernik (type of warship) · nl slagschip (type of warship) · pl okręty (guessing game) · fi laivanupotus (guessing game) · es acorazado (type of warship) · ko 배틀십 (guessing game) · sl bojna ladja (type of warship) · tr savaş gemisi (type of warship) · pt batalha naval (guessing game) · cs lodě (guessing game) · tr amiral battı (guessing game) · eo batalŝipo (type of warship) · yue 戰艦 /战舰 (type of warship) · de Schiffe versenken (guessing game) · th เรือประจัญบาน (type of warship) · hi युद्धपोत (type of warship) · io kurasonavo (type of warship) · nan-hbl 戰艦 /战舰 (type of warship) · nl zeeslag (guessing game) · da slagskib (type of warship) · fr cuirassé (type of warship) · fo herskip (type of warship) · cmn 海戰 /海战 (guessing game) · pt couraçado (type of warship) · nn slagskip (type of warship) · vo lekomipanaf (type of warship) · da sænke slagskibe (guessing game) · ml പടക്കപ്പൽ (type of warship) · ca cuirassat (type of warship) · it battaglia navale (guessing game) · pl statki (guessing game) · he אֳנִיַּת מַעֲרָכָה (type of warship)
wikidata: Q182531 · wikidata: Q207452 · wikipedia: battleship,battleship (game) · wikidata: Q953491