leviathan
noun/ləˈvaɪəθən/
Frequency rank: #11,903 most common English word
Meaning
something of enormous size or power, especially a large sea creature or massive organization.
Example sentence
The oil tanker was truly leviathan of the seas, dwarfing every other vessel in the harbor.
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