dreadnoughtとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Named after HMS Dreadnought, the first battleship finished of this type, from dread +‎ nought, i.e. fearing nothing.

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɹɛdˈnɔːt/

名詞

dreadnought (複数形 dreadnoughts)

1. a battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
2. (informal) a type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship
3. One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
4. A garment made of thick woollen cloth that can defend against storm and cold.
   • 1853, Charles Dickens, chapter 7, in Bleak House:

     "Much obliged to you, ma'am!" says Mr. Guppy, divesting himself of his wet dreadnought in the hall.

5. The cloth itself; fearnaught.
6. A person who fears nothing.
7. Something that assures against fear.

派生語

• super dreadnought

参考

• aircraft carrier
• battleship
• corvette
• cruiser
• destroyer
• frigate
• gunboat
• monitor
• sloop
• battleship on Wikipedia.