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[ kroo-zer ] / ˈkru zər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cruiser ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person or thing that cruises. one of a class of warships of medium tonnage, designed for high speed and long cruising radius. squad car. a vessel, especially a power-driven one, intended for cruising. cabin cruiser. Also called timber cruiser. a person who estimates the value of the timber in a tract of forest. Slang. a prostitute who walks the street soliciting customers. Origin of cruiser1670–80; <Dutch kruiser, equivalent to kruis(en) to cruise + -er-er1 Words nearby cruiserCruft, Cruikshank, cruise, cruise control, cruise missile, cruiser, cruiserweight, cruise ship, cruiseway, cruising radius, cruizie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cruiserA cruiser shows up and eyes narrow and citizens often withdraw. The Wildly Peaceful, Human, Almost Boring, Ultimately Great New York City Protests for Eric Garner|Mike Barnicle|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST With lights flashing, the cruiser arrived at the Blooming Grove State Police barracks in Pike County. Killer Eric Frein Held in Murdered Cop’s Cuffs|Michael Daly|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST The USS Arleigh Burke, a destroyer, and USS Philippine Sea, a cruiser, launched a total of 47 Tomahawk missiles. $70 Billion Stealth Jet Finally Flies in Its First War|Dave Majumdar|September 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Churchill then decided to embark on a British cruiser, the Belfast, and watch the landings from offshore. D-Day Historian Craig Symonds Talks About History’s Most Amazing Invasion|Marc Wortman|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The goal is $50,000, which is the value of his 22-foot Seahawk cruiser. Let's Fix David Henneberry's Boat|Ilana Glazer|April 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST The naval officer was there because the hour of the midday meal on board the cruiser did not coincide with lunch time on shore. A Rock in the Baltic|Robert Barr Only the coming of a Gern cruiser could ever offer them the bloody, violent opportunity to regain their freedom. Before the whaler got back, an enemy's cruiser came up and chased the Defender, which thus had to abandon its small boat. America's War for Humanity|Thomas Herbert Russell Slightly to one side, the sleek line of a British cruiser was visible, and beyond it a trio of lean, wolfish destroyers. The Caves of Fear|John Blaine If a cruiser berths here shortly, I don't propose to be under its tail flames when it sets down. Storm Over Warlock|Andre Norton
British Dictionary definitions for cruiser
nouna high-speed, long-range warship of medium displacement, armed with medium calibre weapons or missiles Also called: cabin cruiser a pleasure boat, esp one that is power-driven and has a cabin any person or thing that cruises boxing cruiserweightSee light heavyweight Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cruisersailboat, racer, sloop, squad car, patrol car, frigate, destroyer, corvette, battleship, submarine, gunboat, cutter, gallant, flirt, debaucher, lover, operator, swinger, dallier, chaser |