battleship
noun
bat·tle·ship
ˈba-tᵊl-ˌship 
: a warship of the largest and most heavily armed and armored class
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Sailors from the almost 600-foot battleship used one of the ship's launch boats to catch a shark, its tail visible next to the boat on the left.
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Ray Hanley, Arkansas Online, 5 May 2025
Connecting to the series’ overriding narrative, this theatrical backstory opens in 1943 when a secret government experiment on a battleship goes spectacularly wrong, creating an opening to a parallel dimension and unleashing its dark powers.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
Inside both boxes and in the aisles are crew members of the U.S.S. Eldridge, a battleship anchored in the harbor on a quiet night.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The bond between the elementary school and the battleship is so unique that the ship’s crew has traveled to Edinburg to meet with students and have a Texas flag from the school on display at the USS Gonzalez.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025
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Ray Hanley, Arkansas Online, 5 May 2025
Connecting to the series’ overriding narrative, this theatrical backstory opens in 1943 when a secret government experiment on a battleship goes spectacularly wrong, creating an opening to a parallel dimension and unleashing its dark powers.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
Inside both boxes and in the aisles are crew members of the U.S.S. Eldridge, a battleship anchored in the harbor on a quiet night.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The bond between the elementary school and the battleship is so unique that the ship’s crew has traveled to Edinburg to meet with students and have a Texas flag from the school on display at the USS Gonzalez.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025
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battleship
noun
bat·tle·ship
ˈbat-ᵊl-ˌship
: a large warship with heavy armor and large guns
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