Water jet propulsion ship

Japanese: ウォータージェット推進船 - うぉーたーじぇっとすいしんせん
Water jet propulsion ship

…A ship that uses a jet for propulsion. Usually, a jet of water is used, so it is also called a water jet propulsion ship. This method has been known for a long time, and was patented in the UK in the mid-17th century. There are records of tests being conducted mainly in the UK by J. Allen, J. Ramsay, and others in the 18th century.

From [Motorboat]

…also called a motor boat. A relatively small, lightweight, and fast ship with an internal combustion engine as its propulsion system. Most boats are about 5 tons gross tonnage and 5 meters long, but there are also large boats that are 15 to 20 meters long. Most motorboats are used as pleasure boats for recreation, but many are also used as commercial boats. Pleasure boats include runabouts, which are relatively small and run around on the water, cruisers, which are relatively large and suitable for cruising, even larger motor yachts, and motor cellars, which can also sail. …

*Some of the terminology used in relation to "water jet propulsion vessels" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…推進にジェット(噴流)を用いる船。通常は水のジェットが使われるのでウォータージェット推進船ともいう。この方式は古くから知られていて,17世紀半ばにイギリス特許がとられており,18世紀にはJ.アレン,J.ラムゼーなどイギリスを中心に試験された記録が残っている。…

【モーターボート】より

…機動艇ともいう。推進機関として内燃機関をもち,比較的小型軽量で高速を発揮する船。総トン数5トン,長さ5m程度の艇が多いが,長さ15~20mの大型ボートもある。大部分のモーターボートは,レクリエーションに使用されるプレジャーボートとして用いられるが,業務用艇として利用される場合も多い。 プレジャーボートには,比較的小型で,水上を走り回るという意味をもつランナバウトrunabout,比較的大型でクルージングに適したクルーザーや,さらに大型のモーターヨット,帆走もできるモーターセラーなどがある。…

※「ウォータージェット推進船」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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