battleship
noun
bat·tle·ship
ˈba-tᵊl-ˌship 
: a warship of the largest and most heavily armed and armored class
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The concert took place in the Port of LA at a maritime museum that features the USS Iowa, a retired battleship that served during World War II and opened to the public as part of the Battleship IOWA Museum in 2012.
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Rachel Desantis, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly referred to the USS Ward as a battleship.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2025
Upton was the last remaining survivor of the USS Utah, a battleship moored at Pearl Harbor when Japanese planes began bombing Hawaii.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Symbol of might The Oklahoma was a new class of dreadnought, the second of two battleships that burned oil instead of coal.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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Rachel Desantis, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly referred to the USS Ward as a battleship.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2025
Upton was the last remaining survivor of the USS Utah, a battleship moored at Pearl Harbor when Japanese planes began bombing Hawaii.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Symbol of might The Oklahoma was a new class of dreadnought, the second of two battleships that burned oil instead of coal.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Battleship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battleship. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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battleship
noun
bat·tle·ship
ˈbat-ᵊl-ˌship
: a large warship with heavy armor and large guns
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