Dreadnought
All-big-gun warship
A dreadnought is a type of battleship that dominated naval warfare in the early twentieth century, named after HMS Dreadnought (1906), whose revolutionary design—all big guns and steam turbines—made earlier battleships obsolete overnight.
The term now applies to anything formidable or fearsome.
A dreadnought guitar has an oversized body producing powerful bass and volume: He plays a Martin dreadnought.
Armored naval capital vessel
- HMSBritish warship prefix
- navalOf maritime warfare
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- ironcladImpossible to dispute
turret · armor · cannon · guns · torpedo · destroyer · cruiser · maritime
Latin-rooted masculine name
- acousticRelating to sound
- bodyPhysical structure, living thing
- fretboardStringed instrument's neck face
- spruceNeat; also a conifer
rosewood · strings · fingerpicking · strumming · soundhole · bridge · neck · tone
Early twentieth century year
- BritainIsland off northwestern Europe
- arms raceEscalating weapons accumulation between nations
- WilhelmGerman masculine royal name
- naval supremacyDominant fleet control
Jutland · WWI · Royal Navy · superdreadnought · Edwardian · empire · treaty · disarmament
battleship
Armored naval capital vessel
ironclad · turret · armor · cannon · guns · torpedo · destroyer · cruiser · maritime · admiralty
Martin
Latin-rooted masculine name
- acousticRelating to sound
- bodyPhysical structure, living thing
- fretboardStringed instrument's neck face
spruce · rosewood · strings · fingerpicking · strumming · soundhole · bridge · neck · tone · resonance
1906
Early twentieth century year
- BritainIsland off northwestern Europe
- arms raceEscalating weapons accumulation between nations
- WilhelmGerman masculine royal name
naval supremacy · Jutland · WWI · Royal Navy · superdreadnought · Edwardian · empire · treaty · disarmament · tonnage
bold
Courageous and daring
- intrepidResolutely without fear
- courageousShowing bravery under threat
- dauntlessUnable to intimidate
undaunted · valiant · brave · unflinching · resolute · fearless · stalwart · unafraid · audacious · heroic
- Sci-Fi GamesMass Effect, Halo, Destiny, Metroid, TIE Fighter
- Clipper ShipsCutty Sark, Thermopylae, Lightning, Ariel, Marco Polo
- WarhammerWarhammer, Space Marines, Chaos, Imperial Guard, Inquisition
- British militaryBritish Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, RAF, brigade
Dreadnoughtrowboat
Oar-propelled small vessel
dinghy · canoe · fishing boat · patrol boat · gunboat
Dreadnoughtcoward
Person lacking bravery
craven · fearful · timid · pusillanimous · faint-hearted