battleship
noun
bat·tle·ship
ˈba-tᵊl-ˌship 
: a warship of the largest and most heavily armed and armored class
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The attack occurred around 8 a.m. on a Sunday morning, carried out by 353 Japanese planes, 35 submarines and two battleships.
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Alaa Elassar, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
The warship was sunk on March 1, 1942, three months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, during an encounter with Japanese battleships and dive bombers.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
In 1936, on its way to France, a woman reportedly gave birth, the first time a baby was born aboard an American battleship.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
The technology of the time was not up to the task, however, and France reverted to building battleships, a move that left the United Kingdom to rule the waves until the outbreak of World War II.
—Julia Ciocca, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2021
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Alaa Elassar, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
The warship was sunk on March 1, 1942, three months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, during an encounter with Japanese battleships and dive bombers.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
In 1936, on its way to France, a woman reportedly gave birth, the first time a baby was born aboard an American battleship.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
The technology of the time was not up to the task, however, and France reverted to building battleships, a move that left the United Kingdom to rule the waves until the outbreak of World War II.
—Julia Ciocca, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2021
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battleship
noun
bat·tle·ship
ˈbat-ᵊl-ˌship
: a large warship with heavy armor and large guns
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