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heavy cruisers

heavy cruisers is the plural of heavy cruiser.

Meaning of heavy cruiser

Noun

heavy cruiser (plural heavy cruisers)

  1. A type of cruiser, defined in the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty and 1930 London Naval Treaty as having a main gun battery of roughly 8-inch caliber (203mm).
    • US Navy hull classification symbol: CA

Questions about heavy cruisers

What is heavy cruisers the plural of?
Heavy cruisers is the plural of heavy cruiser.

Words near heavy cruisers in the dictionary

  1. heavy clients
  2. heavy cream
  3. heavy creams
  4. heavy cross to bear
  5. heavy cruiser
  6. heavy cruisers
  7. heavy date
  8. heavy dates
  9. heavy duty
  10. heavy earth
  11. heavy equipment

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