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An armor-plated man-of-war built of steel and heavily armed, generally having from ten thousand to fifteen thousand tons displacement, and intended to be fit to meet the heaviest ships in line of battle.
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- An armor-plated man-of-war built of steel and heavily armed, generally having from ten thousand to fifteen thousand tons displacement, and intended to be fit to meet the heaviest ships in line of battle.
- An armor-plated man-of-war built of steel and heavily armed,generally having from ten thousand to fifteen thousand tonsdisplacement, and intended to be fit to meet the heaviest ships inline of battle.