battleship
Example Sentences
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He said that starting with his first term, he had been asking, “Why aren’t we doing battleships like we used to?”
From Los Angeles Times
This matters because the cutter and battleship could divert resources and focus from crucial priorities such as more stealthy submarines.
The “battleship” name harks back to the ships with large main guns used until the end of the Cold War, but the new ships will feature a next-generation design.
They take provisions to the battleship in their fishing boats.
“If the government decides to use big guns and bring back the battleships, I’m not getting involved.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
