dreadnought
Heavy naval vessel
A dreadnought is a type of battleship that revolutionized naval warfare in the early twentieth century, named after HMS Dreadnought, launched in 1906.
Its design—heavy guns of uniform caliber and steam turbine propulsion—made all previous battleships obsolete overnight.
The term now applies more broadly to anything massive and formidable, or specifically to a large-bodied acoustic guitar with a deep, powerful sound: He preferred a dreadnought for its bass response.
The word originally meant someone who fears nothing.
Post-1906 capital ship
- capital shipMajor combat vessel
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- broadsideFierce written assault
- main batteryHeaviest guns aboard
firepower · displacement · naval supremacy · flagship · ironclad · steam turbine · shipbuilding · keel
UK naval military branch
- AdmiraltyGovernment body governing fleets
- naval raceCompetition to build warships
- arms raceEscalating weapons accumulation between nations
- JutlandDanish mainland peninsula
First World War · sea power · naval warfare · naval dominance · 20th century
Vehicles under unified command
- navyMaritime military force
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- cruiserVehicle for extended patrol
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
carrier · submarine · torpedo · squadron · convoy · admiral · commander · flagship
Relating to sound
- MartinLatin-rooted masculine name
- body shapeOverall physical form
- flat-topShort hair, level surface
- tonewoodAcoustically selected lumber
spruce · rosewood · fingerpicking · strumming · resonance · projection · folk · bluegrass
Long warm outer garment
- greatcoatLong, heavy outer garment
- ulsterLong, loose belted overcoat
- topcoatOutermost garment layer
- outerwearProtective top garments
winter coat · double-breasted · full-length · warm · weatherproof · Victorian · Edwardian · tailored
superdreadnought
Post-1906 capital ship
- capital shipMajor combat vessel
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- broadsideFierce written assault
main battery · firepower · displacement · naval supremacy · flagship · ironclad · steam turbine · shipbuilding · keel · hull
Royal Navy
UK naval military branch
- AdmiraltyGovernment body governing fleets
- naval raceCompetition to build warships
- arms raceEscalating weapons accumulation between nations
Jutland · First World War · sea power · naval warfare · naval dominance · 20th century
fleet
Vehicles under unified command
frigate · carrier · submarine · torpedo · squadron · convoy · admiral · commander · flagship · armada
acoustic
Relating to sound
- MartinLatin-rooted masculine name
- body shapeOverall physical form
- flat-topShort hair, level surface
tonewood · spruce · rosewood · fingerpicking · strumming · resonance · projection · folk · bluegrass · country
overcoat
Long warm outer garment
outerwear · winter coat · double-breasted · full-length · warm · weatherproof · Victorian · Edwardian · tailored · menswear
wool
Sheared animal fiber
serge · felt · heavyweight · woven · cloth · textile · coating · suiting · napped · dense
- boatsboat, ship, canoe, kayak, yacht
- watercraftboat, sailboat, kayak, canoe, ships
- Navieswarships, ships, cruiser, battleship, sailors
- Navyadmiral, battleship, destroyer, aircraft carrier, cruiser
- spacecraftspacecraft, starships, spaceship, Voyager 1, rocket ships
- Guitarsacoustic guitar, electric guitar, classical guitar, bass guitar, acoustic
dreadnoughtweakling
Feeble person
coward · wimp · lightweight · pushover · milquetoast