capital ship

noun

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

Origin of capital ship

First recorded in 1680–90

Words Nearby capital ship

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How to use capital ship in a sentence

Matches take place on up to six different maps, and range from traditional team deathmatch dogfights to Fleet Battles, which have you alternating between attacking enemy capital ships and defending your own from oncoming opponents.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for capital ship

capital ship

noun

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

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