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pre-dreadnought

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war

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From pre- + dreadnought.

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3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: predreadnought — late-19th or early-20th-century battleship
  • Hebrew: קְדַם דְּרֶדְנוֹט (kdam drednot) — late-19th or early-20th-century battleship
  • Russian: додредно́ут (dodrednóut) — late-19th or early-20th-century battleship