元となった辞書の項目
protected cruiser
名詞
(military,
nautical)
A
type
of
cruiser
(the
warship)
carrying
moderately-heavy
main
guns
(although
considerably
lighter
than
those
of
a
battleship)
in
armored
turrets
or
other
enclosures
and
having
the
machinery
and
magazine
spaces
protected
by
an
armored
lower
deck,
but
leaving
the
sides
of
the
ship
unarmored
(relying
on
the
ship's
coal
bunkers
to
absorb
hits
to
the
sides
of
the
hull)
to
save
weight
and
allow
for
a
high
speed
and
long
range;
common
in
the
late
19th
century,
but
rendered
obsolescent
by
the
armored
cruiser
around
1900
as
technological
advances
reduced
the
weight
penalty
of
a
side-mounted
armor
belt
and
made
warships
lacking
belt
armor
increasingly
vulnerable
to
enemy
gunfire.
日本語の意味
防御巡洋艦：19世紀後半に活躍した軍艦の一種で、主砲を装甲砲塔やその他の保護構造内に配備し、機関室や弾薬庫は下部の装甲されたデッキで守られている。一方、船体の側面は装甲が施されず、重量を節約して高速性や長距離航行能力を得るために、石炭バンカーなどに頼る設計となっている
意味（1）
(military,
nautical)
A
type
of
cruiser
(the
warship)
carrying
moderately-heavy
main
guns
(although
considerably
lighter
than
those
of
a
battleship)
in
armored
turrets
or
other
enclosures
and
having
the
machinery
and
magazine
spaces
protected
by
an
armored
lower
deck,
but
leaving
the
sides
of
the
ship
unarmored
(relying
on
the
ship's
coal
bunkers
to
absorb
hits
to
the
sides
of
the
hull)
to
save
weight
and
allow
for
a
high
speed
and
long
range;
common
in
the
late
19th
century,
but
rendered
obsolescent
by
the
armored
cruiser
around
1900
as
technological
advances
reduced
the
weight
penalty
of
a
side-mounted
armor
belt
and
made
warships
lacking
belt
armor
increasingly
vulnerable
to
enemy
gunfire.
（ plural ）
