dreadnought
/ˈdɹɛd.nɔt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
noun
A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
Informal
noun
One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
noun
One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
noun
One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
noun
One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
Example Sentences
- "Perturbed at being overtaken, the USS Texas is leading the 6th Battle Squadron at 22-and-a-half knots as the engineers pour everything they have into the effort. Behind the colossal clouds of smoke and cinders they put out come a seemingly-endless stream of dreadnoughts, battle flags flying from every mast and line they can find. It is the Grand Fleet."
- "Sovereign is the flagship of the rogue Spectre Saren. An enormous dreadnought larger than any other ship in any known fleet, Sovereign is crewed with both geth and krogan. At two kilometers long, its spinal-mounted main gun is likely capable of penetrating another dreadnought's kinetic barriers with a single shot."
- "Herbert steering the dreadnought limousine through the night, black cap on his black head."
- ""Much obliged to you, ma'am!" says Mr. Guppy, divesting himself of his wet dreadnought in the hall."
- "“Lift up your head and your heart, O King. We must follow after this dreadnought, hard on her tracks.”"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdɹɛd.nɔt/
- British English: /ˈdɹɛd.nɔːt/