"pre-dreadnought" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pre-dreadnoughts [plural]
Etymology: pre- + dreadnought Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|dreadnought}} pre- + dreadnought Head templates: {{en-noun}} pre-dreadnought (plural pre-dreadnoughts)
  1. (nautical, military, historical) A late 19th-century or early 20th-century battleship with a small number of big guns (typically no more than four) and a large number of quick-firing medium-caliber guns. It was made largely obsolete in 1906 by the dreadnought type of battleship. Wikipedia link: Japanese battleship Mikasa, Pre-dreadnought battleship Tags: historical Categories (topical): Military, Nautical, Warships Synonyms: predreadnought Hyponyms: semi-dreadnought Translations (late 19th or early 20th century battleship): קְדַם דְּרֶדְנוֹט (kdam drednot) [masculine] (Hebrew), додредно́ут (dodrednóut) [masculine] (Russian)

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