DREADNOUGHT


Meaning of DREADNOUGHT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdrednɔ:t ]

n. 1 (usu. Dreadnought) hist. a type of battleship greatly superior in armament to all its predecessors (from the name of the first, launched in 1906). 2 archaic a fearless person. 3 archaic a a thick coat for stormy weather. b the cloth used for such coats.

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.