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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

land battleship

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
land -bat-tle-ship
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An armored combat vehicle; a tank.

Archaic

noun

A superheavy tank; a supertank.

Archaic

Etymology

From being a vehicle akin to an battleship (“an armored warship”) on land.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

land battleships (plural)

Phrases

land cruiser land ironclad

Frequently Paired Words

land cruiser land ironclad

Synonyms

landship land cruiser land ironclad

Questions

What does land battleship mean?
An armored combat vehicle; a tank.
Where does land battleship come from?
From being a vehicle akin to an battleship (“an armored warship”) on land.

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