1historical A type of battleship introduced in the early 20th century, larger and faster than its predecessors and equipped entirely with large-calibre guns.
〈史〉无畏级战舰（20世纪初投入使用，较其前身大而快，全部配备大口径火炮）
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The Admiralty placed its faith in dreadnoughts and Britain's traditional naval ships - and this, to a great extent, did not include submarines.
John Fisher was astute enough to support most technical developments - such as submarines and the dreadnoughts - and his impact on naval policy on World War One cannot be disputed.
In addition to these vessels, Congress authorized seven dreadnoughts in 1916 and seven fast battleships in 1940, none of which was finished.
There are of course more potent ships to command, specifically destroyers, cruisers and dreadnoughts.
Instead, for political reasons, he got dreadnoughts - which were then stationed near home.
2archaic A fearless person.
〈古〉无畏的人
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The ex-Darlington dreadnought returned against Forest Green Rovers but did not train for much of last week after aggravating the injury.
But that's exactly what happened when the two eternal dreadnoughts of Scottish football last met, on April 29.
Murray, long a comedic dreadnought, has in recent years come into his prime as a dramatic actor.
3archaic A heavy overcoat for stormy weather.
〈古〉（恶劣天气穿的）厚呢大衣
Definition of dreadnought in US English:
dreadnought
(also dreadnaught)
noun
1historical A type of battleship introduced in the early 20th century, larger and faster than its predecessors and equipped entirely with large-caliber guns.
〈史〉无畏级战舰（20世纪初投入使用，较其前身大而快，全部配备大口径火炮）
Example sentencesExamples
There are of course more potent ships to command, specifically destroyers, cruisers and dreadnoughts.
John Fisher was astute enough to support most technical developments - such as submarines and the dreadnoughts - and his impact on naval policy on World War One cannot be disputed.
Instead, for political reasons, he got dreadnoughts - which were then stationed near home.
In addition to these vessels, Congress authorized seven dreadnoughts in 1916 and seven fast battleships in 1940, none of which was finished.
The Admiralty placed its faith in dreadnoughts and Britain's traditional naval ships - and this, to a great extent, did not include submarines.