cruiser
noun /ˈkruːzə(r)/
/ˈkruːzər/
- a large fast ship used in war
- He served on a battle cruiser.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- battle
- heavy
- light
- …
- on a/the cruiser
- enlarge image(also cabin cruiser)a boat with a motor and room for people to sleep, used for pleasure trips
- a luxury 20-foot cabin cruiser
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- battle
- heavy
- light
- …
- on a/the cruiser
- (North American English) a police carTopics Transport by car or lorryc2, Law and justicec2
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Dutch kruiser, from kruisen ‘to cross’, from kruis ‘cross’, from Latin crux.