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語源

From battle +‎ ship; shortened from line-of-battle ship, attested 1794.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈbætəlˌʃɪp/

名詞

battleship (plural battleships)

1. (military, nautical) A large capital warship displacing thousands to tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with large-caliber guns; now obsolescent and replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.

   Hypernyms: ship < watercraft, vessel < vessel < vehicle

   Hyponyms: semi-dreadnought, pre-dreadnought, dreadnought, super-dreadnought

   Coordinate terms: cruiser, destroyer, frigate, corvette, sloop, monitor, gunboat, torpedo boat, aircraft carrier, minehunter, minelayer, minesweeper

2. (science fiction, by extension) A starship of comparable role.
3. (military, nautical, archaic) A ship of the line.

   Hypernyms: ship < watercraft, vessel < vessel < vehicle

4. A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
5. A guessing game played on grid paper or a gameboard inspired by it.

   Hypernyms: guessing game < game < diversion

   Coordinate term: minesweeper

派生語

関連する語

• battlecruiser

参照

• Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “battleship”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.