dreadnaught

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The special feature of the "M" boats, of which the M-1 was the first, consists in the fact that they are the only submarines which are equipped with a regular 12-inch dreadnaught gun.

From Time Magazine Archive

The snow cruiser is an automotive dreadnaught 55 ft. long, designed and built by Chicago's Armour Institute at a cost of $150,000.

From Time Magazine Archive

And on the blueprint horizon�but within sight �is the U.S.'s first modern heavy: T-43, a dreadnaught whose details are top secret.

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S. naval circles was caused by the British battleship Rodney, largest, most powerful dreadnaught in the world, possibly the largest battleship that will ever be built.

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My first surprise came when a man in a dreadnaught jacket and a sou'wester asked in German, "Is that the man?" and, without waiting for an answer, sang below, "Full steam ahead!"

From In Direst Peril by Murray, David Christie