battleship

corazzata

Nave militare molto grande, protetta da una spessa corazza metallica e dotata di potenti cannoni.

In inglese semplice: A very large military ship protected by thick metal and carrying powerful guns.

• The battleship entered the harbour.
• Two battleships fired at the enemy fleet.
• Her grandfather served aboard a battleship during the war.

Espressioni comuni: naval battleship, enemy battleship, aboard a battleship

battaglia navale

Gioco in cui i giocatori cercano di indovinare la posizione delle navi nascoste dell’avversario su una griglia.

In inglese semplice: A game where players guess the positions of each other's hidden ships on a grid.

• Let's play battleship after dinner.
• We played battleship on squared paper.
• Have you ever won a game of battleship?

Sinonimi: battleships

Espressioni comuni: play battleship, battleship game, battleship board

corazzata spaziale

Grande nave spaziale molto protetta e dotata di armi potenti, generalmente nella fantascienza.

In inglese semplice: A large, heavily protected spacecraft with powerful weapons, usually in science fiction.

• The alien battleship approached our planet.
• Three battleships emerged from hyperspace.
• Laser fire struck the battleship's shields.

Sinonimi: space warship

Espressioni comuni: space battleship, alien battleship, orbital battleship

stadio di prova

Sezione di razzo incapace di volare, costruita per verificare come i pezzi si montano e funzionano insieme.

In inglese semplice: A rocket section that cannot fly, built to test how parts fit and work together.

• Engineers assembled a battleship for ground tests.
• The battleship stage was never intended to fly.
• They used the battleship to check the connections between components.

Espressioni comuni: battleship stage, battleship test, battleship model