"capital ship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: capital ships [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} capital ship (plural capital ships)
  1. (nautical) Any of the most important types of warships, capable of projecting a fleet in being. Wikipedia link: capital ship Categories (topical): Nautical, Warships Hyponyms: aircraft carrier, battleship, battlecruiser, heavy cruiser, ballistic missile submarine, amphibious warfare carrier Related terms: ship of the line, battleship, dreadnought, aircraft carrier, submarine Translations (warship): 大型軍艦 (Chinese Mandarin), 大型军舰 (dàxíng jūnjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), pääalus (Finnish), bâtiment précieux (French), navire capital (French), [1] Großkampfschiff [neuter] (German), Kapitalschiff [neuter] (German), Kriegsschiff [neuter] (German), Schlachtschiff [neuter] (German), [1b] Hauptschiff [neuter] (German), Flaggschiff [neuter] (German), Führungsschiff [neuter] (German), אֳנִיָּה רָאשִׁית (oniya rashit) [feminine] (Hebrew), buque capital (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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