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   Bat·tle·ship

   /ˈbadlˌSHip/

   

   noun

   • 1. a heavy warship of a type built chiefly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with extensive armor and large-caliber guns.

   Word Origin late 18th century: shortening of line-of-battle ship, originally with reference to the largest wooden warships.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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