pre-Dreadnoughtadj.n.

Brit.

/priːˈdrɛdnɔːt/, U.S.

/priˈdrɛdˌnɔt/,

/priˈdrɛdˌnɑt/

Forms: Also with lower-case initial in second element.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, dreadnought n.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + dreadnought n.

Now chiefly historical.

A. adj.

Of or relating to a battleship designed and built in a style that predates the introduction of H.M.S. Dreadnought in 1906 (see dreadnought n. 1b).

ΘΚΠ

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1908 Times 24 Jan. 11/4 No comparison need be made here of the relative strength of the two Powers in ships of the pre-Dreadnought period.

1959 Chambers's Encycl. IV. 634/2 These definitions generally lapsed as the pre-dreadnought ships became obsolete.

2001 J. Hathaway Rebellion, Repression, Reinvention xi. 202 The predreadnought battleships Erzherzog Friedrich, Erzherzog Karl, and Erzherzog Ferdinand Max had left Pola for Cattaro the previous morning.

B. n.

A battleship designed and built in such a style.

ΚΠ

1908 Times 13 Nov. 13/6 While the older vessels of our Navy, the pre-Dreadnoughts, are many, those of our rivals are comparatively few.

1959 Chambers's Encycl. IV. 634/2 All maritime powers adopted the general design and it became customary to define battleships as dreadnoughts and pre-dreadnoughts.

1992 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times 6 Apr. 1 a The ship (USS New Jersey, a 1907 Virginia class pre-dreadnought that was obsolete by the time the war started) was getting coaled up; everything was full of coal dust.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pre-dreadnought
释义	pre-Dreadnoughtadj.n. Brit. /priːˈdrɛdnɔːt/, U.S. /priˈdrɛdˌnɔt/, /priˈdrɛdˌnɑt/ Forms: Also with lower-case initial in second element. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, dreadnought n. Etymology: < pre- prefix + dreadnought n. Now chiefly historical. A. adj. Of or relating to a battleship designed and built in a style that predates the introduction of H.M.S. Dreadnought in 1906 (see dreadnought n. 1b). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [adjective] > other types of war vessel bastard1578 pre-Dreadnought1908 pocket1929 hunter-killer1948 1908 Times 24 Jan. 11/4 No comparison need be made here of the relative strength of the two Powers in ships of the pre-Dreadnought period. 1959 Chambers's Encycl. IV. 634/2 These definitions generally lapsed as the pre-dreadnought ships became obsolete. 2001 J. Hathaway Rebellion, Repression, Reinvention xi. 202 The predreadnought battleships Erzherzog Friedrich, Erzherzog Karl, and Erzherzog Ferdinand Max had left Pola for Cattaro the previous morning. B. n. A battleship designed and built in such a style. ΚΠ 1908 Times 13 Nov. 13/6 While the older vessels of our Navy, the pre-Dreadnoughts, are many, those of our rivals are comparatively few. 1959 Chambers's Encycl. IV. 634/2 All maritime powers adopted the general design and it became customary to define battleships as dreadnoughts and pre-dreadnoughts. 1992 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times 6 Apr. 1 a The ship (USS New Jersey, a 1907 Virginia class pre-dreadnought that was obsolete by the time the war started) was getting coaled up; everything was full of coal dust. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1908
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