cruiser
cruiser
Definition
cruiser (-ər)
noun
- one that cruises, as a powerboat, airplane, or squad car
- any of several types of fast and maneuverable warship smaller than a battleship and having less armor and firepower
- cabin cruiser
cruiser
Synonyms
cruiser
n.
cruiser
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- sink: She sank three British cruisers in a few minutes in September 1914.
- moor: Brad is currently in charge of HMS Belfast, the cruiser moored on the Embankment, in London.
- hire: Hire a cruiser or yacht on the Norfolk Broads, River Thames, or Yorkshire Ouse.
- build: Not bad for a reasonably heavy displacement Swedish built cruiser without using a kite.
Adjective modifier
- armored: The armored cruiser was launched on 27 May 1895.
- twin-screw: The second GOOD HOPE is an 18-gun twin-screw cruiser, launched at Fairfield in 1901.
- self-drive: A good way to explore the waterways is on a self-drive cruiser.
- Argentine: The Argentine cruiser " Buenos Aires " , which is illustrated, is quite one of the most interesting vessels ever built at Elswick.
- cross-town: What the devil is there to astonish anybody about a cross-town cruiser with a red water line?
- armed: His first ship was the Laurentic an armed merchant cruiser which was sunk by enemy action in the Irish Channel.
Modifies a noun
- narrowboat: Country Fair is a 37 foot cruiser style narrowboat designed for a couple and priced accordingly.
- squadron: The to the west Indies to join the 4th Cruiser squadron.
- racer: BOSS races yachts ranging in size from 32 ' cruiser racers to ex Whitbread Round the World ocean racers.
- style: Cruiser style touring ability A conventional cruiser's riding ergonomics owe little to practicality.
Noun used with modifier
- cabin: A cabin cruiser consider them to be obtained from.
- motor: Shared the pontoon with a 61 ' motor cruiser.
- battle: The conference dinner will be held on board the historic WWII battle cruiser HMS Belfast.
- berth: We have chartered this elegant 26 berth cruiser exclusively for our group.
- merchant: In 1915 she was converted into an Armed Merchant Cruiser.
- luxury: Seen from a speeding luxury cruiser, Mallorca looked enticing.
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