WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pock′et bat′tleship, 
  1. Militarya small heavily armed and armored warship serving as a battleship because of limitations imposed by treaty.
  • 1925–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pocket battleship n
  1. a small heavily armoured and armed battle cruiser specially built to conform with treaty limitations on tonnage and armament, esp any of those built by Germany in the 1930s

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