линкор

Abbreviation of лине́йный кора́бль (linéjnyj koráblʹ).

• IPA^(key): [lʲɪnˈkor]

линко́р • (linkór) m inan (genitive линко́ра, nominative plural линко́ры, genitive plural линко́ров)

1. (nautical) battleship (20th century, dreadnought and later designs)

   Synonym: лине́йный кора́бль (linéjnyj koráblʹ)

• The term линкор usually only refers to dreadnoughts and later all-big-gun battleship designs; pre-dreadnought steam-powered battleships are referred to as бронено́сец (bronenósec) or (formally) эска́дренный бронено́сец (eskádrennyj bronenósec).