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лине́йный кора́бль — meaning in English

lineynyy korabl

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English meaning

  • battleship noun A large, heavily armoured warship carrying big guns, once the dominant class of naval vessel but now largely retired in favour of missile-armed ships.

Senses

лине́йный кора́бль is used for these senses in English:

  • ship of the line (nautical, military) A large square-rigged warship large enough to have a place in the line of battle, with up to 140 guns on at least two decks. A capital ship from the age of sail, superior to a frigate; usually, a seventy-four, or three-decker.

battleship — full definition

  1. noun A large, heavily armoured warship carrying big guns, once the dominant class of naval vessel but now largely retired in favour of missile-armed ships.
  2. noun A grid-based guessing game in which players try to locate and sink each other's hidden ships.

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