Dreadnought Definition

drĕdnôt
dreadnoughts
noun
dreadnoughts
A coat made of a thick woolen cloth.
Webster's New World
Any large, heavily armored battleship with many powerful guns.
Webster's New World
A type of acoustic guitar with a larger body and louder sound than typical of most guitars.
American Heritage
The cloth.
Webster's New World

One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.

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Other Word Forms of Dreadnought

Noun

Singular:
dreadnought
Plural:
dreadnoughts

Origin of Dreadnought

  • Named after HMS Dreadnought, the first battleship finished of this type, from dread + nought

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Dreadnought Sentence Examples

  • See also the mosaic designs in the floor depicting HMS Victory and a dreadnought battleship.

  • Visit the Dockyard Apprentice and discover the skills and crafts used to build the mighty dreadnought battleships.

  • In 1857, the dreadnought was replaced with a larger hulk, HMS Caledonia (renamed Dreadnought) which had formerly held 120 guns.

  • Hercules " a new dreadnought, built in Jarrow.

  • Often also called the "folk" guitar, the Dreadnought style originally designed by the Martin Guitar Company produces a deep bodied-sound.

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Words Starting With

DDRDRE

Words Ending With

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