Definition of 'cruiser'

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cruiser

(kruːzəʳ )

Word forms: plural cruisers

1. countable noun [oft noun NOUN]

A cruiser is a motor boat which has an area for people to live or sleep in.

...a motor cruiser.

2. See also cabin cruiser

3. countable noun

A cruiser is a large fast warship.

Italy had lost three cruisers and two destroyers.

4. countable noun

A cruiser is a police car.

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cruiser in British

(ˈkruːzə )

noun

a high-speed, long-range warship of medium displacement, armed with medium calibre weapons or missiles

2. Also called: cabin cruiser

a pleasure boat, esp one that is power-driven and has a cabin

any person or thing that cruises

4. boxing

cruiserweight

light heavyweight

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cruiser in American

(ˈkruzər ; kro̅ozˈər)

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

Example sentences containing 'cruiser'

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She mocked the idea of a new pleasure cruiser for the royals. Times, Sunday Times (2016)You know the big ugly cabin cruiser you told me about? Times, Sunday Times (2007)He then asked if it was possible to buy a cabin cruiser. Times, Sunday Times (2009)He asked if he could buy a cabin cruiser before leaving with just a map. The Sun (2009)One light cruiser and six destroyers were sunk and at least two light cruisers disabled. Times, Sunday Times (2016)We live in a prosperous neighbourhood where most of our neighbours have yachts or motor cruisers. Times, Sunday Times (2013)If it was a larger cruiser then diesel was the better bet. Times, Sunday Times (2008)Weekend hire of a motor cruiser sleeping up to six is from 995 in total. The Sun (2015)It's good news for solo cruisers with two lines offering extra savings. Times, Sunday Times (2012)The 67-year-old captain told the louts they were too drunk to board his pleasure cruiser. The Sun (2007)Most of the action would take place in a cabin cruiser, and the stage was flooded accordingly. Times, Sunday Times (2013)A thick fog descended and one of the cruisers ran aground. Times, Sunday Times (2014)When told that it would take some time, he asked if he could buy a cabin cruiser instead. Times, Sunday Times (2009)Whole fleets of police cruisers. Times, Sunday Times (2015)Take a motor cruiser from Henley. The Sun (2015)He was also burned and suffered smoke inhalation, but a pet dog belonging to the people in the cabin cruiser died. The Sun (2014)Although large numbers of cruisers and destroyers took part in the action, none came within sight or gun range of an enemy ship. Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995)The cruiser was one of the smaller, friendly kind, we learnt. Times, Sunday Times (2010)Kitchener set off in uniform just after midnight on September 1 by special train and fast cruiser. Times, Sunday Times (2014)Nine years ago I bought a cabin cruiser, but no one had discovered one side was rotten. Times, Sunday Times (2006)