dreadnought
or dread·naught
a type of battleship armed with heavy-caliber guns in turrets: so called from the British battleship Dreadnought, launched in 1906, the first of its type.
an outer garment of heavy woolen cloth.
a thick cloth with a long pile.
Origin of dreadnought
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How to use dreadnought in a sentence
What do you think this is—a dreadnaught with full equipment?
Boy Scouts in the North Sea | G. Harvey RalphsonTheres not a dreadnaught among them that can match the guns of our flagship!
The Fall of a Nation | Thomas DixonI asked Clarkson to let me have a man to show me the way to the Dreadnaught.
The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories | Mary Hallock FootePointing up the mountain, the young man asked, "Is that the way to the Dreadnaught mine?"
The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories | Mary Hallock FooteEngland built a monstrous battleship called the Dreadnaught, which was twice as heavy as any other battleship afloat.
The World War and What was Behind It | Louis P. Benezet
British Dictionary definitions for dreadnought
dreadnaught
/ (ˈdrɛdˌnɔːt) /
a battleship armed with heavy guns of uniform calibre
an overcoat made of heavy cloth
slang a heavyweight boxer
a person who fears nothing
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