馬うま船ぶね

noun

horse-carrying military ship

Historical term for a type of military vessel used to transport horses, primarily in pre-modern Japanese naval contexts.

• 戦せん国ごく時じ代だい、馬うま船ぶねは軍ぐん馬ばを運はこぶために使つかわれた。

  During the Warring States period, horse-carrying ships were used to transport warhorses.