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/ˈbætəlˌʃɪp/ · noun
(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..
Use battle ship when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Battle ship means (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..
Common synonyms include battlewagon.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use battle ship where its definition matches the intended context.
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