capital ship

noun

1. one of a class of the largest warships; a battleship, battle cruiser, or aircraft carrier.

capital ship

noun

1. one of the largest and most heavily armed ships in a naval fleet

Word History and Origins

Origin of capital ship¹

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

In no other way is it possible to explain the risking of this capital ship in the highly dangerous operations in the gean sea.

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