dazzle camouflage

名詞

不可算名詞

A paint scheme used on ships, mainly during World War I, consisting of a complex pattern of geometric shapes in contrasting colours, interrupting and intersecting each other. Its aim was not to conceal but rather to make it difficult to estimate the ship's range, speed, and heading.

日本語の意味

「dazzle camouflage（ダズル・カモフラージュ）」は、主に第一次世界大戦中に船舶に施された塗装パターンを指し、複雑な幾何学模様と対照的な色彩を用いることで、船舶の距離、速度、進行方向などを正確に把握しにくくすることを目的とした塗装戦術です。

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The museum's exhibit featured a World War I destroyer painted in vivid dazzle camouflage to demonstrate how patterns disrupted a submarine's range estimation.

博物館の展示には、第一次世界大戦期の駆逐艦が鮮やかなダズル迷彩で塗られ、そうした模様が潜水艦にとって船の距離や速度、進路を推定しづらくする様子を示していた。

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意味（1）

A paint scheme used on ships, mainly during World War I, consisting of a complex pattern of geometric shapes in contrasting colours, interrupting and intersecting each other. Its aim was not to conceal but rather to make it difficult to estimate the ship's range, speed, and heading.