semi-dreadnought
English
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editFrom semi- + dreadnought.
Noun
editsemi-dreadnought (plural semi-dreadnoughts)
- A type of advanced pre-dreadnought battleship from the very early 20th century, carrying a main armament composed entirely of big guns of different calibers (typically having four guns of the largest caliber, plus a larger number of smaller big guns). It was superior to earlier pre-dreadnoughts, but still not as powerful as the dreadnought introduced in 1906.