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Definition of Battleships
1. battleship [n] - See also: battleship
Lexicographical Neighbors of Battleships
Literary usage of Battleships
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1909)
"Illustrates and describes these battleships. 1500 w. Sei Am—April 18, 1908. ...
94162 A. Trials of French battleships. A report of the trials of the four ..."
2. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1898)
"SOME PRACTICAL NOTES ON battleships. From a seaman's practical standpoint, ie,
as seen by " the man behind the gun." By Lieutenant EW EBERLE, US Navy. ..."
3. The Making of America by Robert Marion La Follette, William Matthews Handy, Charles Higgins (1906)
"RECENT ADVANCE IN battleships. BY JD JERROLD KELLEY. ... In the earliest battleships
most of the essential qualities had to be denied their greatest value ..."
4. The Advocate of Peace by American Peace Society (1912)
"But if it be true that if we have not enough ships, if it be true that these 232
guns on our battleships are insufficient to defend us in an attack, ..."