battleship

cuirassé

Très grand navire militaire protégé par une épaisse armure métallique et équipé de puissants canons.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : naval battleship, enemy battleship, aboard a battleship

bataille navale

Jeu où chaque joueur cherche la position des bateaux cachés de l’autre sur une grille.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : battleships

Expressions courantes : play battleship, battleship game, battleship board

cuirassé spatial

Grand vaisseau spatial lourdement protégé et équipé d’armes puissantes, généralement dans la science-fiction.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : space warship

Expressions courantes : space battleship, alien battleship, orbital battleship

étage d'essai

Section de fusée incapable de voler, construite pour tester l’assemblage et le fonctionnement de ses pièces.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : battleship stage, battleship test, battleship model