cruiser
IPA: krˈuzɝ
noun
- (nautical, in the days of sail) A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.
- (nautical) A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.
- (science fiction, by extension) A starship of comparable role
- (nautical) A miniature aircraft carrier carrying VTOL aircraft.
- (nautical) A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.
- (nautical) Any of several yachts designed for cruising.
- One who attends cruises.
- (cycling) A bicycle designed for low-speed, recreational use, usually characterized by balloon tires, upright seating, a single-speed drivetrain and expressive styling.
- (US, law enforcement) A police patrol vehicle.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Vindula.
- (entomology) Any dragonfly of the family Macromiidae; a macromiid.
- (colloquial) One who cruises at bars and neighborhoods seeking sex.
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Examples of "cruiser" in Sentences
- It was a cruiser, not a battleship.
- During the ensuing melee, the cruiser used her.
- She was part of the 'Centaur' group of the C class of cruisers.
- As the cruiser closed in from astern, she began to send signals.
- The British lost one modern and two obsolescent battle cruisers.
- He is left alone on the hostile moon to face the oncoming cruiser.
- Three months lather, the cruiser was already repaired and almost ready.
- The armored cruisers of his squadron were among the newest in the fleet.
- At the end of the month, the cruiser joined the escort of Malta convoy MB 5.
- In 1904, the ship became the auxiliary cruiser the 'Don' in the Russian Navy.
- A ridiculous, huge, triple-decker cabin cruiser comes rumbling into the Cove.
- The longer he stared at the outline of the cabin cruiser the fuzzier it became.
- The cruiser is built with a V6 engine that actually has more hp and torque than the old V8 Crown Vic.
- You might even get some practical information viz importing the cabin cruiser (is that what your boat is?)
- The 33-foot cabin cruiser creeping out of the warehouse made it official: Summer was on the way to Indian River.
- He found his 1955 Chris Craft cabin cruiser in a cornfield in Indiana, via eBay, then had it dragged back to DC and installed inside Conner.
- Arctic Cat has many different two-up models to choose from, but the TRV 1000 cruiser is the deluxe, has-it-all, comes-with-everything model.
- I fretted for about half-an-hour, thinking that when the light did come my luck would mean that a cabin cruiser would churn by with somebody waving either a gin and tonic or two fingers at me.
- More of a deck on a luxurious cabin cruiser rather than a house in the old-fashioned surroundings of Zagreb, House N by 3LHD Architects has what it takes to make it to our dream homes on Freshome.
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