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Dreadnought - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Dreadnought : (noun)
1: battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber [syn: dreadnaught]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Dreadnought : \Dread"nought`\, n.
1. A British battleship, completed in 1906 -- 1907, having an
armament consisting of ten 12-inch guns, and of
twenty-four 12-pound quick-fire guns for protection
against torpedo boats. This was the first battleship of
the type characterized by a main armament of big guns all
of the same caliber. She has a displacement of 17,900 tons
at load draft, and a speed of 21 knots per hour.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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