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dreadnought

About 0.19 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber. Any type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship.
  2. noun Any type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship.
  3. noun One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind. A type of acoustic guitar with a very large body and a waist that is less pronounced than on other guitar shapes, producing a deep, bold sound. A garment made of thick woollen cloth that can defend against storm and cold. The cloth itself; fearnaught.
  4. noun A type of acoustic guitar with a very large body and a waist that is less pronounced than on other guitar shapes, producing a deep, bold sound.
  5. noun A garment made of thick woollen cloth that can defend against storm and cold.
  6. noun The cloth itself; fearnaught.
  7. noun One that fears nothing.
  8. noun Something that assures against fear.

Similar words

dreadnaught battleship battleships superdreadnought super-dreadnought big gun heavy cruiser land battleship capital ship first-rate

Often followed by

to was battleships and battleship type in of era

Word family

dreadnoughts

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