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DREADNOUGHT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dreadnought mean?
• DREADNOUGHT (noun)
The noun DREADNOUGHT has 1 sense:
1. battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
Familiarity information: DREADNOUGHT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
dreadnaught; dreadnought
Hypernyms ("dreadnought" is a kind of...):
battleship; battlewagon (large and heavily armoured warship)
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