防ぼう護ご巡じゅん洋よう艦かん

noun

protected cruiser

A type of warship from the late 19th to early 20th century, with an armored deck protecting vital machinery. Historical naval term.

• 防ぼう護ご巡じゅん洋よう艦かんは、装そう甲こう巡じゅん洋よう艦かんよりも軽けい防ぼう御ぎょで高こう速そくを重じゅう視しした艦かん種しゅである。

  Protected cruisers were a type of warship that emphasized speed over heavy armor compared to armored cruisers.