battleship

Signification (Anglais)

1. A large capital warship displacing thousands to tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with large-caliber guns; now obsolescent and replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.
2. (broadly) A large capital warship displacing thousands to tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with large-caliber guns; now obsolescent and replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.
3. (archaic) A ship of the line.
4. A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
5. A guessing game played on grid paper; see Battleship (game).

Concepts

cuirassé

navire de guerre

bataille navale

navire

🚢

bateau de guerre

torpilleur

bâtiment de ligne

Synonymes

warship

man-of-war

dreadnought

battlewagon

gunboat

torpedo boat

ironclad

warcraft

armored ship

armoured ship

combat ship

battle-wagon

armor clad

armour clad

pre-dreadnought

battle-cruiser

cruiser

fighter

naval vessel

ship of the line

tank

Traductions

Schlachtschiff

acorazado

θωρηκτό

cuirassat

corazzata

encouraçado

couraçado

slagschip

ναυμαχία

Kriegsschiff

batalha naval

سفينة حربية

nave corazzata

Étymologie (Anglais)

From battle + ship; shortened from line-of-battle ship, attested 1794.