"line of battle ship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: line of battle ships [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} line of battle ship (plural line of battle ships)
  1. (nautical, military, obsolete) A ship of the line or battleship. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Military, Nautical
    Sense id: en-line_of_battle_ship-en-noun-SS6T05Y9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war

Inflected forms

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