English Explanatory Dictionary

cruiser

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.
  2. A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.
  3. A starship of comparable role
  4. A miniature aircraft carrier carrying VTOL aircraft.
  5. A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.
  6. Any of several yachts designed for cruising.
  7. One who attends cruises.
  8. A bicycle designed for low-speed, recreational use, usually characterized by balloon tires, upright seating, a single-speed drivetrain and expressive styling.
  9. A police patrol vehicle.
  10. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Vindula.
  11. Any dragonfly of the family Macromiidae; a macromiid.
  12. One who cruises at bars and neighborhoods seeking sex.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹu.zɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cruiser.wav

Word forms

cruiser cruisers

Etymology

From cruise + -er.

Synonyms

cruise ship beach cruiser

Derived words

Aegis class cruiser Aegis cruiser armoured cruiser auxiliary cruiser aviation cruiser battle cruiser booze cruiser cabin cruiser cabin-cruiser cruiser-killer cruiser stern cruiser submarine cruiser tank cruiserweight gentleman's cruiser land cruiser loser cruiser motor cruiser starcruiser streamcruiser super cruiser super-cruiser

Translations

Albanian: kryqëzor Arabic: طَرَّاد Armenian: հածանավ Azerbaijani: kreyser Belarusian: крэ́йсер Belarusian: крэ́йсэр Belarusian: крэ́йсар Bulgarian: кра́йцер Catalan: creuer Chinese Mandarin: 巡洋艦 /巡洋舰 Czech: křižník Danish: krydser Dutch: kruiser Esperanto: krozoŝipo Estonian: ristleja Faroese: krússari Finnish: risteilijä French: croiseur Galician: cruceiro Georgian: კრეისერი German: Kreuzer Greek: καταδρομικό Hebrew: סַיֶּרֶת Hindi: युद्धपोत Hungarian: cirkáló Icelandic: beitiskip Italian: incrociatore Japanese: 巡洋艦 Japanese: クルーザー Kazakh: крейсер Korean: 순양함 Korean: 크루저 Kyrgyz: крейсер Latvian: kreiseris Lithuanian: kreiseris Macedonian: крстосувач Norwegian Bokmål: krysser Norwegian Nynorsk: kryssar Persian: ناو Polish: krążownik Portuguese: cruzador Romanian: crucișător Russian: кре́йсер Serbo-Croatian: крста̀рица Serbo-Croatian: krstàrica
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