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battle cruiser

battle cruiser is the alternative form of battlecruiser.

Meaning of battlecruiser

Noun

battlecruiser (plural battlecruisers)

  1. A fast warship with thicker armor and heavier guns than a typical cruiser, but with armor, armament, or both still inferior to that of a dreadnought battleship; designed to act as an advanced scout of the battle fleet and to destroy enemy cruisers.
    • US Navy hull classification symbol: CC (Only used for the cancelled Lexington-class)
    Synonyms:
    supercruiser, cruiser-killer, large cruiser
  2. A warship of intermediate size and/or capability between a heavy cruiser and a (light) battleship.
  3. (Cockney, slang) A boozer; a public house.
    • So he'd effectively had to learn a new language; no longer would he order a pint at the 'battle cruiser' […]2014, Steve Wilson, The Twelve Doors of Christmas Avenue, page 9

Forms of battle cruiser

pluralbattle cruisers

Questions about battle cruiser

What is battle cruiser the alternative form of?
Battle cruiser is the alternative form of battlecruiser.

Words near battle cruiser in the dictionary

  1. battle buses
  2. Battle Creek
  3. Battle Creeker
  4. Battle Creekers
  5. battle cries
  6. battle cruiser
  7. battle cruisers
  8. battle cry
  9. battle fatigue
  10. battle fatigues
  11. battle fleet

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