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Meaning of pre-dreadnought | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

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A late-19th-century or early-20th-century battleship with a small number of big guns (typically no more than four) and a large number of quick-firing medium-caliber guns. It was made largely obsolete in 1906 by the dreadnought type of battleship.

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Equivalents

Русский додредноут

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