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Dreadnought

\Dread"nought`\,

1. n: A British battleship, completed in 1906 -- 1907, having an armament consisting of ten 12-inch guns, and of twenty-four 12-pound quick-fire guns for protection against torpedo boats. This was the first battleship of the type characterized by a main armament of big guns all of the same caliber. She has a displacement of 17,900 tons at load draft, and a speed of 21 knots per hour.

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Dreadnaught

\Dread"naught`\,

1. n: A fearless person.

2. n: A garment made of very thick cloth, that can defend against storm and cold; also, the cloth itself; fearnaught.

3. n: battleship that has large guns of all of the same caliber

That's nice. You've left off the definition that doesn't favour you.

dreadnought

n : battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber [syn: dreadnaught] Eurusea 12:53, 7 Dec 2004 (GMT)