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LINE-OF-BATTLE SHIP [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Naval Forces
DEF

A large, heavily armored warship with a main battery consisting of the largest calibre of guns.

OBS

The word battleship was coined around 1794 and is a shortened form of line-of-battle ship, the dominant warship in the Age of Sail. The term came into formal use in the late 1880s ...

Key term(s)
  • battle-ship
  • battle ship

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Forces navales
DEF

Grand navire de guerre doté d'un épais blindage, dont l'armement principal est formé de pièces d'artillerie du plus gros calibre.

OBS

En anglais, le mot «battleship» apparaît vers 1794, contraction de «line of battle ship» (navire de ligne de bataille), et désigne les navires de ligne, qui dominaient à l'époque [des] marines à voiles. En français, le mot «cuirassé» apparaît plutôt vers les années 1860 pour désigner les premiers cuirassés à coque en fer; [...]

Spanish

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