capital ship

English

Noun

capital ship (plural capital ships)

1. (nautical) Any of the most important types of warships, capable of projecting fleet in being.

Hyponyms

• aircraft carrier
• battleship
• battlecruiser
• heavy cruiser
• ballistic missile submarine
• amphibious warfare carrier

Translations

warship

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大型軍艦／大型军舰 (dàxíng jūnjiàn), 大型军舰 (dàxíng jūnjiàn)

• Finnish: pääalus
• French: bâtiment précieux, navire capital
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• German: Großkampfschiff
• Hebrew: אֳנִיָּה רָאשִׁית (he) f (oniya rashit)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: buque capital

See also

• ship of the line
• battleship
• dreadnought
• aircraft carrier
• submarine