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battle cruiser
noun
- a warship of maximum speed and firepower, but with lighter armor than a battleship.
battle cruiser
noun
- a warship of battleship size but with lighter armour and fewer guns and capable of high speed
Word History and Origins
Origin of battle cruiser1
Example Sentences
Ukraine achieved a symbolic victory with the sinking of the Russian navy's flagship Black Sea battle cruiser the Moskva in April.
His first ship was the Grafton, a Royal Navy battle cruiser that served in World War I. Scruffy handwriting made the logbooks hard to read, but Purves was hooked.
The wreck of a World War One German battle cruiser has been located off the Falkland Islands, where it was sunk by the British navy 105 years ago.
That opening scene with the imperial battle cruiser coming out of the top of the screen was absolutely mind-bending.
“Put simply: We are not going to start building Klingon battle cruisers or the Moonraker fleet in West Virginia or Ohio.”
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