BATTLESHIP Synonyms
There are 13 hypernyms of the word battleship. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BATTLESHIP
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cruiser | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters • a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer • a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board | ||||||||
destroyer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship • a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to | ||||||||
frigate | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries • a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser | ||||||||
ironclad | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor adjective satellite • sheathed in iron plates for protection • inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable • without flaws or loopholes | ||||||||
vessel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a tube in which a body fluid circulates • a craft designed for water transportation • an object used as a container (especially for liquids) | ||||||||
warship | nounn | |||||||
noun • a government ship that is available for waging war | ||||||||
battlewagon | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • large and heavily armoured warship |