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Definition of Dreadnought
1. Noun. Battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber.
Definition of Dreadnought
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.
Definition of Dreadnought
1. Noun. a battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber. ¹
2. Noun. (informal) a type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship ¹
3. Noun. One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind. ¹
4. Noun. A garment made of thick woollen cloth that can defend against storm and cold. ¹
5. Noun. The cloth itself; fearnaught. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dreadnought
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Literary usage of Dreadnought
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Black's Picturesque Tourist of Scotland by Adam and Charles Black (Firm), Adam and Charles Black (Firm (1861)
"CALLANDER. [Hotels: The dreadnought ; M'Gregor"8.] Both Hotels are under the
management of the same proprietor. The dreadnought is ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1822)
"... OB, DAVID dreadnought AGAINST BOUND-ROBIN.* WHEN an earthquake occurs in Ca-
and the pretty house-maid appears ..."
3. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1858)
"REMARKS ON THE EXPERIENCE OF THE SURGEONS OF THE "dreadnought" AS TO ... By J.
CROFT, Esq., Assistant-Surgeon to the " dreadnought." [This operation, so far ..."
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