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DREADNAUGHT

Dictionary entry overview: What does dreadnaught mean?

• DREADNAUGHT (noun)
The noun DREADNAUGHT has 1 sense:

1. battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber

Familiarity information: DREADNAUGHT used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DREADNAUGHT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dreadnaught; dreadnought

Hypernyms ("dreadnaught" is a kind of...):

battleship; battlewagon (large and heavily armoured warship)

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