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acorazado

battleship

noun ah-koh-rah-SAH-doh Rare
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Usage Note

Acorazado literally means 'armour-plated' (from coraza, breastplate) and as a noun refers to a battleship — a heavily armoured warship. The word also functions as an adjective (vehículo acorazado, armoured vehicle). In the board game Hundir la flota (Battleship), acorazado names the largest ship piece.

Examples

"El acorazado fue hundido durante la batalla naval."

Natural Translation

The battleship was sunk during the naval battle.

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