In military terms the difference between destroyer and battleship
is that destroyer is a small, fast warship with light armament, smaller than a cruiser, but bigger than a frigate while 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.
As nouns the difference between destroyer and battleship
is that destroyer is that which destroys something while 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.
destroyer
English
Noun
(
wikipedia destroyer)
(
en noun)
That which destroys something.
(military) A small, fast warship with light armament, smaller than a cruiser, but bigger than a frigate.
Derived terms
* command destroyer
* destroyer escort
* destroyer leader
* destroyer minesweeper
* flag destroyer
* tank destroyer
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.
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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
