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battleship

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Navy
bat·tle·ship /ˈbætlˌʃɪp/ noun [countable]  PMNthe largest type of ship used in war, with very big guns and heavy armour 主力舰,战列舰
Examples from the Corpus
battleshipHe would get a battleship the following year and eventually would become a Fleet Commander.This is played with multi-armed Klingon and Federation battleships and a ten-sided dice.We were about to begin our second bombing run when there was a colossal explosion in battleship row.Royal Navy, battleship was torpedoed off the South Devon coast, with the loss of more than 500 men.Things were going well until the arrival of the Borg, a multi-armed, part-organic battleship that was virtually indestructible.We played battleships all day, and nobody wanted to use the phone.My level-bombing group had entered on its bombing run toward the battleships moored to the east of Ford Island.In the same year the battleship Vanguard blew up in Scapa Flow.
bat·tle·ship nounChineseSyllable
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battleship
battleship /ˈbætlˌʃɪp/ noun [countable]
the largest type of ship used in war, with very big guns and heavy armour
     
THESAURUS
■ military ships
    warship a military ship with guns, used in a war
    battleship the largest type of ship used in war, with very big guns on it
    aircraft carrier a military ship that planes can fly from or land on
    destroyer a small fast military ship with guns, often used for protecting battleships
    gunboat a small fast ship with guns on it, often used in shallow water near a coast
    submarine a military ship that can stay under water: a nuclear submarine
    minesweeper a military ship used for removing bombs from under water


battle·shipBrE /ˈbætlʃɪp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbætlʃɪp/ 🔊 nouna very large ship used in war, with big guns and heavy armour (= metal plates that cover the ship to protect it) 战列舰