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Battleship vs Dreadnought - What's the difference?

battleship | dreadnought |

As nouns the difference between battleship and dreadnought

is that battleship is large capital warship displacing tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with big guns. Battleships are now obsolescent, replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles. Types: dreadnought, pre-dreadnought while dreadnought is a battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.

battleship

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (military) Large capital warship displacing tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with big guns. Battleships are now obsolescent, replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles. Types: dreadnought, pre-dreadnought.
  • Non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
  • A guessing game played on grid paper, see

    • Derived terms

    * battleship gray, battleship grey * super battleship * pocket battleship * light battleship * heavy battleship * fast battleship

    Related terms

    * battlecruiser

    See also

    * dreadnought * cruiser * destroyer * frigate * sloop * corvette * monitor * gunboat * aircraft carrier

    dreadnought

    English

    (wikipedia dreadnought)

    Alternative forms

    * dreadnaught

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
  • (informal) a type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship
  • One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
  • A garment made of thick woollen cloth that can defend against storm and cold.
  • The cloth itself; fearnaught.

    • Derived terms

    * super dreadnought

    See also

    * aircraft carrier * battleship * corvette * cruiser * destroyer * frigate * gunboat * monitor * sloop * ----