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Meaning of "capital ship" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CAPITAL SHIP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAPITAL SHIP

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Capital ship is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAPITAL SHIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

capital ship

Capital ship

The capital ships of a navy are its most important warships; they generally possess the heaviest firepower and armor and are traditionally much larger than other naval vessels. A capital ship is generally a leading or a primary ship in a naval fleet. William S. Lind, in the book "America Can Win", defines a capital ship. He states that “These characteristics define a capital ship: if the capital ships are beaten, the navy is beaten. But if the rest of the navy is beaten, the capital ships can still operate. Another characteristic that defines capital ships is that their main opponent is each other. This appears to be true of submarines today.” He has said elsewhere, "What makes them the current capital ships is that no one can operate surface ships, warships or merchantmen, in waters where an opponent's submarines are dominant. The reverse is not true: submarines can easily operate where an enemy's surface ships are dominant.

Definition of capital ship in the English dictionary

The definition of capital ship in the dictionary is one of the largest and most heavily armed ships in a naval fleet.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAPITAL SHIP

capital expenditure
capital formation
capital gain
capital gains tax
capital gearing
capital goods
capital investment
capital levy
capital market
capital movement
capital offence
capital punishment
capital reserves
capital sentence
capital stock
capital structure
capital sum
capital surplus
capital transactions
capital transfer tax

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAPITAL SHIP

abandon ship
cargo ship
container ship
dress ship
free alongside ship
hospital ship
jump ship
leadership
liberty ship
mother ship
motor ship
passenger ship
pirate ship
rocket ship
sailing ship
slave ship
supply ship
survey ship
tall ship
training ship
whaling ship

Synonyms and antonyms of capital ship in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «capital ship» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAPITAL SHIP

Find out the translation of capital ship to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of capital ship from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «capital ship» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

主力舰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nave capital
570 millions of speakers

English

capital ship
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राजधानी जहाज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سفينة العاصمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

капитал корабль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

navio de capital
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মূলধন জাহাজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

navire de capital
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kapal modal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Großkampfschiff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

主力艦
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자본 배
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ibukutha kapal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tàu vốn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூலதன கப்பல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भांडवली जहाज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sermaye gemi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nave di capitale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

statek kapitał
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

капітал корабель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

navă de capital
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κεφάλαιο πλοίο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kapitaal skip
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kapital fartyg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skip
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of capital ship

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPITAL SHIP»

The term «capital ship» is regularly used and occupies the 99.377 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPITAL SHIP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about capital ship

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPITAL SHIP»

Discover the use of capital ship in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to capital ship and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Royal Navy and the Capital Ship in the Interwar Period: ...
Joseph Moretz's innovative work focuses on what battleships actually did in the inter-war years and what its designed war role in fact was. In doing so, the book tells us much about British naval policy and planning of the time.
Joseph Moretz, 2012
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Birth of the Battleship: British Capital Ship Design 1870-1881
This major new work will please both technical historians and everyone interested in the legend and lore of battleships.
John Beeler, 2001
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Naval Engineers Journal
"There has been some criticism of the maintenance in commission of the present types of vessels, especially in regard to the capital ship. A contrary policy has been openly advocated, this policy being based, it is presumed, on the idea that the ...
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Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers
" There has been some criticism of the maintenance in commission of the present types of vessels, especially in regard to the capital ship. A contrary policy has been openly advocated, this policy being based, it is presumed, on the idea that ...
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Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers, Incorporated
There has been some criticism of the maintenance in commission of the present types of vessels, especially in regard to the capital ship. A contrary policy has been openly advocated, this policy being based, it is presumed, on the idea that the ...
American Society of Naval Engineers, 1921
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Journal
There has been some criticism of the maintenance in commission of me present types of vessels, especially in regard to the capital ship A n^nmV0 llcy,has. been openly advocated, this policy being based, it is presumed, on the idea that the ...
American Society of Naval Engineers, 1921
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Hearings ... on Estimates Submitted by the Secretary of the ...
Not unless you go into the question of capital ship construction at Philadelphia, but this does not contemplate that. This is only a dry-dock crane. The Chairman. I understand; but assuming that Philadelphia is going to be made a yard for capital  ...
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs, 1917
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Protecting the Shield of Britain: Naval Publicity and the ...
This study assesses the position of the capital ship within the Royal Navy's publicity message in the mid-1930s.
Bradley Gibson (J.), 2007
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Naval Institute Proceedings
The Battle of Jutland, he explained, established a new and much higher standard of efficiency for the capital ship than had previously obtained, and other powers had not been slow to take advantage of the technical lessons taught by that ...
10
U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings
Second—that after the naval holiday and the completion of replacement, the capital ship tonnage of the five principal powers shall be in the ratio of 5—5—3— 1.67—1.67, that is, that the replacement capital ship tonnage of Britain and the ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPITAL SHIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term capital ship is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sneaky New Star Wars Battlefront Leaks Tell All
... Y-Wing, Tie-Bomber, Corellian Corvertte, Nebulon B Frigate, Imperials Star Destroyer, Mon Calamari Capital Ship Home One, AT-ST, AT-AT, ... «Gotta Be Mobile, Jul 15»
2
Star Wars Battlefront Leaks Have EA and DICE on Edge
... B Frigate, Imperial Star Destroyer, AT-ST, AT-AT, Tie Interceptor, 74-Z Speeder Bike, and the Mon Calamari Capital Ship Home One. «Twinfinite, Jul 15»
3
'Star Wars' spin-off shooting begins in London?
The most noticeable object spotted on the set was Star Destroyer, the capital ship that was first introduced in 1977's “Star Wars”. Han Solo ... «CanIndia News, Jul 15»
4
'Destiny: The Taken King' Has Only One New Area, Redesigns …
The Dreadnaught, Oryx's capital ship, will serve as a new patrol destination in Destiny. We've seen new areas from the debut trailer including ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Star Wars: Battlefront release date, features latest: Leaked weapons …
... Nebulon B Frigate, Imperial Star Destroyer, Mon Calamari Capital Ship, Home One Admiral Ackbar's Ship, the Home One, ATST, and AT-AT. «MNR Daily, Jul 15»
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This man's sky: Hello Games' Sean Murray is making his dream game
... from hyperspace, we were in the middle of a giant capital ship battle that looked a bit like something out of Battlestar Galactica or EVE Online. «Ars Technica, Jun 15»
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Form 6-K Capital Product Partners For: Jun 15
Nikolaos Syntychakis, Managing Director of Capital Ship Management Corp., will succeed Mr. Petros Christodoulou as director of the ... «StreetInsider.com, Jun 15»
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Capital Product Partners ceo steps down
Christodoulou, who is also cfo and director, will also see Nikolaos Syntychakis, currently managing director of Capital Ship Management Corp, ... «Seatrade Maritime News, Jun 15»
9
Capital CEO steps down
Nikolaos Syntychakis, managing director at Capital Maritime affiliate Capital Ship Management, will take Christodoulou's seat on the board of ... «TradeWinds, Jun 15»
10
Halo: Spartan Strike
... armour of an anonymous Spartan-IV soldier, the game gets you to take part in combat simulations aboard the UNSC Infinity capital ship. «AsiaOne, Jun 15»

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