battleships
nounUK /ˈbæt.əl.ʃɪps/
US /ˈbæt̬.əl.ʃɪps/
Battleships are big, strong warships with lots of guns.
The toy battleships floated in the bathtub.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A guessing game where players try to sink each other's hidden ships on a grid.
We played battleships on paper during the rainy afternoon.
3. Large, powerful things that are hard to beat or change.
The two companies are like battleships in the market.
4. Plural of battleship, meaning more than one large warship.
The museum displays old battleships from long ago.