pocket battleship

/ˌˈpɑkət ˌbædlˈʃɪp/
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Other forms: pocket battleships

Definitions of pocket battleship
  1. noun
    a small battleship built to conform with treaty limitations on tonnage and armament (from 1925 to 1930)
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    type of:
    battleship, battlewagon
    large and heavily armoured warship
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