noun · neutral
battleship
UK/ˈbæt(ə)lʃɪp/US/ˈbætəlˌʃɪp/BATT·le·ship
Band 6-7task2speaking
a large warship equipped with heavy guns; used in naval warfare historically
Examples
“The museum has a restored World War II battleship open to visitors.”
“Battleships played a decisive role in early 20th-century naval battles.”
“The navy decommissioned several old battleships in the 1950s.”
Band 8 sentence
“Historians argue that the introduction of aircraft carriers, rather than battleships, reshaped naval strategy in the mid-20th century.”
Collocations
- decommission a battleship
- World War II battleship
- restore a battleship
Word family
battle nounbattleship noun
Common mistakes
warship→battleship
war ship→battleship
Say it for a higher band
5war ship→6warship→7+battleship
Synonyms
warship
Easily confused
warship
“The navy launched a new warship last month.”
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