English Explanatory Dictionary

dreadnought

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
  2. Any type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship.
  3. One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
  4. A type of acoustic guitar with a very large body and a waist that is less pronounced than on other guitar shapes, producing a deep, bold sound.
  5. A garment made of thick woollen cloth that can defend against storm and cold.
  6. The cloth itself; fearnaught.
noun
  1. One that fears nothing.
  2. Something that assures against fear.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɹɛd.nɔːt/ /ˈdɹɛd.nɔt/ /ˈdɹɛd.nɑt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-dreadnought.wav

Word forms

dreadnought dreadnoughts dreadnaught

Etymology

Named after HMS Dreadnought, the first battleship finished of this type, itself named for Etymology 2.

Related words

aircraft carrier battleship corvette cruiser destroyer frigate gunboat monitor sloop

Derived words

Dreadnoughtus pre-dreadnought predreadnought semi-dreadnought semidreadnought super-dreadnought superdreadnought

Translations

Arabic: دريدنوت Belarusian: дрэдно́ўт Bulgarian: дредноут Catalan: cuirassat Catalan: dreadnought Chinese Mandarin: 無畏艦 /无畏舰 Danish: slagskib Dutch: slagschip Finnish: dreadnought Finnish: panssarilaiva French: dreadnought Georgian: დრედნოუტი Georgian: ჯავშნოსანი გემი German: Schlachtschiff Hebrew: דְּרֶדְנוֹט Japanese: ドレッドノート Japanese: 弩級戦艦 Korean: 드레드노트 Lithuanian: drednoutas Persian: دریدنوت Polish: drednot Russian: дредно́ут Spanish: acorazado unicalibre Thai: เดรดนอต Turkish: dretnot
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