English Dictionary

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

The naval museum's centerpiece was a restored protected cruiser that once patrolled the Atlantic.

海軍博物館の目玉は、かつて大西洋を巡航した装甲甲板を備えた修復された巡洋艦だった。

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.

protected cruisers （ plural ）