Synonyms:
battleship, battlewagon
Meaning: large and heavily armoured warship
Usage examples
We spend more money building one battleship than in the annual maintenance of all our state universities.
The marshal was too deeply engrossed in steering his protected battleship to be aware of the approach of the morning train until he was within a few feet of the platform.
She returned to England quietly as she had left, although a British Government placed a battleship at her service--and she lived in England engaged in useful and philanthropic work for a great many years.