Pre-dreadnought
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pre-dreadnought is a noun meaning (nautical, military, historical) A late-19th-century or early-20th-century battleship with a small number of big guns (typically no more than four) and a large number of quick-firing medium-caliber guns. It was made largely obsolete in 1906 by the dreadnought type of battleship.
Meaning
(nautical, military, historical) A late-19th-century or early-20th-century battleship with a small number of big guns (typically no more than four) and a large number of quick-firing medium-caliber guns. It was made largely obsolete in 1906 by the dreadnought type of battleship.
Word Forms
- pre-dreadnoughts
- predreadnought
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include semi-dreadnought, dreadnaught, dread, semidreadnought, dreadnought, destroyer.
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