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Meanings of dreadnaught in English

Catalan
cuirassat
Spanish
dreadnought

Battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber.

cuirassat
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Examples for "dreadnought"
Examples for "dreadnought"
1
Some of her first-class cruisers, and one formidable dreadnought had been sunk.
The Boy Allies in the Trenches; Or, Midst Shot and Shell Along t...
2
The dreadnought began her turn, and fresh alarms whooped even as she swung.
The Short Victorious War
3
Jan. 11-Reportfrom Vienna that French dreadnought Courbet has been sunk.
The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine / The Eur...
4
Dec. 30-Frenchsubmarine torpedoes Austrian dreadnought Viribus Unitis, but fails to sink her.
The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, ...
5
Nothing in the galaxy could stand up to the energy-range fire of a dreadnought.
Out of the dark
Usage of dreadnaught in English
1
Get in the dreadnaught wearing a pair of black gleaming shoes again.
A singular man
2
The finest dreadnaught is ineffective if manned by an ineffective crew.
The Navy as a Fighting Machine
3
The British dreadnaught Marlborough was also damaged, but succeeded in making port for repairs.
America's War for Humanity
4
Herbert waving out the window as the dreadnaught glided away.
A singular man
5
Herbert steering the dreadnaught limozine through the night, black cap on his black head.
A singular man
6
Smith's dreadnaught threading a way through the cars ahead.
A singular man
7
A mine like this is more deadly than the biggest shell carried by a super-dreadnaught.
Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers; Or, Hitting the Enemy a Hard ...
8
It was under a rain of fire that would have shattered a dreadnaught of the 1920's.
Morale: A Story of the War of 1941-43
9
Not a battleship nor a dreadnaught came forward.
The Boy Allies at Jutland; Or, The Greatest Naval Battle of Hist...
10
It possesses in all 29 modern battleships, many of them of the great dreadnaught and super-dreadnaught type.
A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the...
11
Coming to attention with a smile and wave to Herbert taking the dreadnaught to its deathy garage.
A singular man
12
A dreadnaught joined us today, the Louisiana.
Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis
13
An incident of the great battle was the torpedoing of the super-dreadnaught Marlborough, which is now safely an harbor.
America's War for Humanity
14
Louis XV was excessively timid: with an air which appeared of a dreadnaught quality, he was fearful at heart.
Memoirs of the Comtesse Du Barry / With Minute Details of Her En...
15
No dreadnaught for us, then?
Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns; Or, Sinking the German U-Boats
16
Following the first twenty-five British ships steamed the American squadron, Admiral Rodman, aboard the dreadnaught New York, showing the way.
The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets; Or, The Fall of the G...
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Translations for dreadnaught
Catalan
cuirassat
Dreadnaught through the time