English Dictionary

pre-dreadnought

名詞

歴史的

(nautical, military, historical) A late 19th-century or early 20th-century battleship with a small number of big guns (typically no more than four) and a large number of quick-firing medium-caliber guns. It was made largely obsolete in 1906 by the dreadnought type of battleship.

日本語の意味

19世紀末から20世紀初頭に建造された戦艦で、大型砲を少数、速射性を備えた中口径砲を多数搭載しているため、1906年以降のドレッドノート型戦艦に比べて戦力が大きく低下したタイプの戦艦。

The restored pre-dreadnought at the harbor drew crowds curious about life aboard a late 19th-century battleship armed with a few large guns and many quick-firing medium-caliber guns.

港に停泊している修復された19世紀末から20世紀初頭の戦艦は、主砲が数基しかなく中口径の速射砲を多数搭載していたため、船上での生活に興味を持つ見物客を引き寄せた。

意味（1）

(nautical, military, historical) A late 19th-century or early 20th-century battleship with a small number of big guns (typically no more than four) and a large number of quick-firing medium-caliber guns. It was made largely obsolete in 1906 by the dreadnought type of battleship.

pre-dreadnoughts （ plural ）