battleship

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun large and heavily armoured warship

Etymology

From battle + ship; shortened from line-of-battle ship, attested 1794.

In classic literature

Synonyms

battlewagon

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