battleship in the PONS Dictionary

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Air attack and naval gunfire have been consolidated onto a single table, with two air squadrons more lethal than a normal-sized battleship.
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As a midshipman, he served on the cruiser and battleship.
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Slow ships, e.g. older battleships (marked with an orange stripe) and escort carriers, roll one fewer interception die.
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The public demanded eight new battleships instead of the four the government had planned for that year.
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At the time, naval establishments all over the world regarded battleships, not carriers, as the most powerful and significant elements of naval power.
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The 1899 program called for six coastal battleships, four destroyers and twelve torpedo boats.
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A majority report recommended a top speed of at least 20 percent above that of battleships.
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After his commissioning as an ensign, he was assigned to the cruiser and battleship.
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As part of this, they decided to order a new battleship from a foreign shipyard.
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She was the first battleship of any navy to utilize electricity to power machinery.
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