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Juggernaut vs Dreadnought - What's the difference?

juggernaut | dreadnought |

As nouns the difference between juggernaut and dreadnought

is that juggernaut is a literal or metaphorical force or object regarded as unstoppable, that will crush all in its path 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.

juggernaut

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A literal or metaphorical force or object regarded as unstoppable, that will crush all in its path.
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    In contrast, the Newcastle juggernaut rolls on.}}
  • (British) A large, cumbersome truck or lorry, especially an artic (typically used somewhat disparagingly).
  • An institution that incites destructive devotion or to which people are carelessly sacrificed.
  • Quotations

    * 1895 — , ch XII *: Anon Mr. Hoopdriver found himself riding out of the darkness of non-existence, pedalling Ezekiel's Wheels across the Weald of Surrey, jolting over the hills and smashing villages in his course, while the other man in brown cursed and swore at him and shouted to stop his career. There was the Putney heath-keeper, too, and the man in drab raging at him. He felt an awful fool, a- -what was it?--a juggins, ah!--a Juggernaut .

    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 * ----