- battleplanes
- n. warplane, airplane used in combat
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
battleship — 1794, shortened from line of battle ship (1705), one large enough to take part in a main attack (formerly one of 74 plus guns); from BATTLE (Cf. battle) + SHIP (Cf. ship) (n.). Later in U.S. Navy in reference to a class of ships that carried guns … Etymology dictionary