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pocket battleship

noun

a small heavily armed and armored warship serving as a battleship because of limitations imposed by treaty.

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Nearby words

poché, pocill., pock, pocked, pocket, pocket battleship, pocket billiards, pocket borough, pocket calculator, pocket chisel, pocket door

Origin of pocket battleship

First recorded in 1925–30
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British Dictionary definitions for pocket battleship

pocket battleship

noun

a small heavily armoured and armed battle cruiser specially built to conform with treaty limitations on tonnage and armament, esp any of those built by Germany in the 1930s
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