dreadnought-class battleship
Historical naval term referring to the revolutionary British battleship HMS Dreadnought (1906) and the class of all-big-gun battleships it inspired. Used in Japanese primarily in historical or military contexts.
The arrival of dreadnought-class battleships completely changed naval strategy.
Super-dreadnought; a later, more powerful generation of battleships that succeeded the original dreadnoughts.
General term for battleship, not limited to the dreadnought type.
superdreadnought (class of warships)
From 弩級 (dreadnought-class) + 戦艦 (battleship). 弩級 is a Japanese coinage using 弩 (large crossbow) as an ateji for 'dreadnought', reflecting the ship's formidable power.