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    3. 母船

    母船

    母ぼ船せん

    depot ship

    KMT10News #40+1NounTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab16 strokes

    ぼせん

    Noun

    1.
    depot ship, mother ship

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    宇う宙ちゅう船せんは母ぼ船せんから発はっ進しんした。

    The spaceship launched from the mother ship.

    KMT7Travel & TransportationTechnology
    調ちょう査さ船せんは深しん海かいでの活かつ動どうのため、大おお型がたの母ぼ船せんを伴ともなっていた。

    The research vessel was accompanied by a large mother ship for its deep-sea activities.

    KMT10Travel & TransportationScience & Math
    遠えん征せい艦かん隊たいの母ぼ船せんは、補ほ給きゅうと修しゅう理りの拠きょ点てんとして重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたす。

    The expedition fleet's mother ship plays an important role as a base for resupply and repairs.

    KMT10Travel & TransportationMilitary
    探たん査さ機きの母ぼ船せんは、惑わく星せい間かん航こう行こうの長なが旅たびに耐たえられるように設せっ計けいされている。

    The probe's mother ship is designed to withstand long inter-planetary voyages.

    KMT10Travel & TransportationTechnology
    漁ぎょ業ぎょうにおける母ぼ船せんは、小こ型がた漁ぎょ船せんが獲とった魚さかなを加か工こう・貯ちょ蔵ぞうする機き能のうを持もつ。

    A mother ship in fishing has the function of processing and storing fish caught by smaller fishing boats.

    KMT10Food & DiningTechnologyWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    母
    はは・も…(1)
    mother
    船
    ふね・ふな-…(2)
    ship・boat
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