Phrase Hound found 23 phrases and 6 compound words that contain cruiser. The most common are listed below. Open cruiser in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
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- auxiliary cruiserAn armed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort.
- heavy cruiserA 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).
- cabin cruiserA motorboat which has enclosed living quarters, especially a privately owned pleasure craft.
- large cruiserThe official US Navy designation for the Alaska-class cruisers, which were in commission from mid-1944 to early-1947 and were scrapped in the early 1960s.
- light cruiserA type of cruiser, defined in the 1930 London Naval Treaty as having a main gun battery of 6.1-inch caliber (155mm) or smaller.
- booze cruiserOne who goes on a booze cruise.
- aviation cruiserAn aircraft carrier or helicopter carrier, especially a relatively small one with heavy armaments typically found on a cruiser.
- battle cruiserAlternative form of battlecruiser: 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 …
- beach cruiserSynonym of cruiser (“bicycle designed for low-speed, recreational use”).
- cruiser tankOne of a British class of fast, lightly armoured and lightly armed tanks of the 1930s and 1940s designed for flanking and manoeuvring to attack the enemy rear and supply lines.
- cruiser tanksplural of cruiser tank: One of a British class of fast, lightly armoured and lightly armed tanks of the 1930s and 1940s designed for flanking and manoeuvring to attack the enemy rear and supply lines.
- protected cruiserA type of cruiser (the warship) carrying moderately-heavy main guns (although considerably lighter than those of a battleship) in armored turrets or other enclosures and having the machinery and magazine spaces protected by an armored …
- armored cruiserA type of cruiser (the warship) common in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, carrying a small number of moderately-heavy main guns plus a large secondary battery of smaller guns and with armor protecting the sides and upper and lower …
- Aegis cruiserAn Aegis class cruiser.
- torpedo cruiserA large warship using torpedoes (the self-propelled naval weapons) as its primary armament.
- large light cruiserA very large, fast warship with a relatively-shallow draft and minimal belt armor, carrying a relatively-small number of very heavy guns; sometimes classed as a type of battlecruiser.
- armoured cruiserAlternative spelling of armored cruiser: A type of cruiser (the warship) common in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, carrying a small number of moderately-heavy main guns plus a large secondary battery of smaller guns and with armor …
- loser cruiserA public motorbus.
- Aegis class cruiserA cruiser equipped with sophisticated defenses against missile and air attack.
- motor cruiserA small pleasure craft that is fitted with an engine.
- super-cruiserAlternative form of supercruiser: 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 …
- gentleman's cruiserA style of traditional motor yacht, typically low-set with vertical all-round windows and traditional woodwork.
- land cruiserAn armoured combat vehicle, a tank.
Compound words 6
- battlecruiserA 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 …
- cruiserweightAny of several weight classes in boxing or wrestling.
- starcruiserA spaceship analogous to a cruiser.
- streamcruiserA species of dragonfly, Hesperocordulia berthoudi, endemic to southwest Western Australia.
- supercruiserSynonym of battlecruiser: 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 …
- cruiserweightsplural of cruiserweight: Any of several weight classes in boxing or wrestling.