noun
battlewagon
Battlewagon (noun) means (informal) A tank.
noun
1
(informal) A tank.
"A four-wheeled battlewagon recovered from an Early Dynastic IIIA tomb in Kish has axles 90 cm long"
— Nic Fields with Brian Delf, Bronze Age War Chariots (2006)
"It made no difference that the battlewagon had been commissioned in 1921 and the DE in 1944, or that the battleship's skipper was a regular captain"
— Edward P. Stafford, Little Ship (2000)
"“Individuals or groups of people who have trucks mounted with antiaircraft guns, known as ‘technicals,’ should bring those battlewagons to Mogadishu’s old port,” he said."
— Jeffrey Gettleman, After 15 Years, Someone’s in Charge in Somalia, if Barely (2007)
2
(informal) A battleship.
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Etymology
Formed from battle and wagon.
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What is the meaning of battlewagon?
"battlewagon" (noun) means (informal) A tank.
What is another word for battlewagon?
Other words for "battlewagon" include battleship.
What are the different meanings of battlewagon?
"battlewagon" has 2 main meanings: 1. (informal) A tank; 2. (informal) A battleship.
