[dred-nawt] 
| 1. | a type of battleship armed with heavy-caliber guns in turrets: so called from the British battleship Dreadnought, launched in 1906, the first of its type. |
| 2. | an outer garment of heavy woolen cloth. |
| 3. | a thick cloth with a long pile. |
| dread·nought (drěd'nôt') n. A battleship armed with six or more guns having calibers of 12 inches or more. |
