Source Word
semi-dreadnought
Noun
A
type
of
advanced
pre-dreadnought
battleship
from
the
very
early
20th
century,
carrying
a
main
armament
composed
entirely
of
big
guns
of
different
calibers
(typically
having
four
guns
of
the
largest
caliber,
plus
a
larger
number
of
smaller
big
guns).
It
was
superior
to
earlier
pre-dreadnoughts,
but
still
not
as
powerful
as
the
dreadnought
introduced
in
1906.
Japanese Meaning
20世紀初頭に登場した改良型のプレドレッドノート戦艦の一種で、主砲が異なる口径の大砲で構成される。一般的には最大口径の大砲が4門搭載され、他にも複数の小型大砲を装備しており、旧来のプレドレッドノート艦より優れているが、1906年に登場した本格的なドレッドノート艦ほどの火力は持たない。
Sense（1）
A
type
of
advanced
pre-dreadnought
battleship
from
the
very
early
20th
century,
carrying
a
main
armament
composed
entirely
of
big
guns
of
different
calibers
(typically
having
four
guns
of
the
largest
caliber,
plus
a
larger
number
of
smaller
big
guns).
It
was
superior
to
earlier
pre-dreadnoughts,
but
still
not
as
powerful
as
the
dreadnought
introduced
in
1906.
（ plural ）
