pre-dreadnought

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|nautical|military|historical}} A late-19th-century or early-20th-century [[battleship]] with a small number of [[big gun]]s (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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