battleship

Meanings

• noun

  A large warship with a main battery of guns larger than a cruiser but smaller than a super-dreadnought.

  - "The battleship sailed into the harbor."
  - "During World War II, battleships were the primary weapons of naval warfare."

• noun

  A game where players try to guess a word by suggesting letters.

  - "I'll bet you can't guess the battleship in five letters."
  - "Let's play a game of battleship with the kids."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with battleship
ship , drip , slip , grip

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Variants

List of all variants of battleship that leads to same result
battleship , battleships , pocket battleship , pocket battleships

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Etymology

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From the Old French 'bataille' meaning battle, and 'ship' from the Old English 'scip' meaning ship.

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Trivia

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1. The USS Missouri, the last battleship commissioned by the United States Navy, was decommissioned on January 31, 1992.

2. The largest battleship ever built was the Soviet Union's Pyotr Veliky, with a displacement of 55,000 tons.

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Related Concepts

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1. Navy: A branch of the military that maintains naval forces and operates ships, submarines, and aircraft.

2. Warship: A military vessel designed for naval warfare.

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Culture

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The battleship is a symbol of naval power and strength. It has been featured prominently in literature, art, and film, including the classic novel 'Moby Dick' and the popular board game 'Battleship'.

How to Memorize "battleship"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large ship with multiple cannons and a massive size.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the sound of cannons firing or the sea.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'Big And Tall Can't Lose' to remember the definition of battleship.

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