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capital ship

Historical an armored surface vessel of war, other than an aircraft carrier, carrying guns of a caliber greater than eight inches

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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