Usually means: Primary, large warship in fleet.
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  1. capital ship: Merriam-Webster
  2. capital ship: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. capital ship: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. capital ship: Collins English Dictionary
  5. capital ship: Vocabulary.com
  6. capital ship: Wiktionary
  7. capital ship: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. capital ship: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. capital ship: Dictionary.com
  10. Capital ship: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. capital ship: Rhymezone
  12. capital ship: FreeDictionary.org
  13. capital ship: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. capital ship: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. capital ship: Encyclopedia

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  1. capital ship: Master Mariner

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Definitions from Wiktionary (capital ship)

▸ noun:  (nautical) Any of the most important types of warships, capable of projecting a fleet in being.

Similar:
flagship, admiral, battleship, megaship, supership, starliner, megacarrier, dreadnought, destroyer, launch, more...

Opposite:
escort ship, minor ship, support ship, auxiliary ship

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Similar:
flagship, admiral, battleship, megaship, supership, starliner, megacarrier, dreadnought, destroyer, launch, more...

Opposite:
escort ship, minor ship, support ship, auxiliary ship



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