battleship
noun uk/ˈbæt.əl.ʃɪp/ us/ˈbæt̬.əl.ʃɪp/
[ C ]战舰
a very large military ship with big guns
A plane sunk the battleship at sea.
Three submarines attacked the mighty battleship.
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- His dream of serving on a battleship was crushed by poor eyesight.
- The admiral ordered his fleet of battleships to alter course.
- Napoleon's thirty-three battleships faced twenty-seven British vessels.