Dreadnought

Quick meaning: Dreadnought is a noun meaning (by extension) One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.

Meaning

(by extension) One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.

More Meanings

1. One that fears nothing.
2. Something that assures against fear.
3. (military, nautical, historical) 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.

Example Sentences

Herbert steering the dreadnought limousine through the night, black cap on his black head.

“Lift up your head and your heart, O King. We must follow after this dreadnought, hard on her tracks.”

Perturbed at being overtaken, the USS Texas is leading the 6th Battle Squadron at 22-and-a-half knots as the engineers pour everything they have into the effort. Behind the colossal clouds of smoke and cinders they put out come a seemingly-endless stream of dreadnoughts, battle flags flying from every mast and line they can find. It is the Grand Fleet.

Word Forms

• dreadnoughts
• dreadnaught

Synonyms for dreadnought

Depending on context, synonyms include dreadnaught.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dreadnaught, battleship, battleships, superdreadnought, super-dreadnought, first-rate.

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