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battleship

[bat-l-ship] / ˈbæt lˌʃɪp /
NOUN
warship
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Trump said at a news conference announcing the battleship that the construction of the first of the vessels, the USS Defiant, would begin soon, with the first ships operational in two-and-a-half years.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

They would contradict the Navy’s existing strategic and tactical doctrines, which call for distributed firepower, not the concentration envisioned in a new battleship fleet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

They also would be about half the size of the largest battleship ever built, Japan’s Yamato, which displaced 72,000 tons.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

"They'll be the fastest, the biggest, and by far, 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built," Trump said.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Getting hit with that thing would be like getting hit with a battleship.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan