Historical term for a type of early 20th-century battleship, named after the British HMS Dreadnought. Used in military history contexts.
Dreadnoughts played an important role in World War I.
superdreadnought
弩級艦 was formed from 弩級 “dreadnought class” and 艦 “warship.” 弩 represents the initial sound of ドレッドノート, the Japanese name of HMS Dreadnought, whose design gave its name to the class.