Definition of "battleship" in Englisch

noun

1. (military, nautical) A large capital warship displacing thousands to tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with large-caliber guns; now obsolescent and replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.

2. (military, nautical, archaic) A ship of the line.

3. A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.

4. A guessing game played on grid paper; see Battleship (game).