3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cruiser \Cruis"er\, n. Specif.: (Nav.)
A man-of-war less heavily armed and armored than a battle
ship, having great speed, and generally of from two thousand
to twelve thousand tons displacement.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cruiser \Cruis"er\ (kr?"z?r), n.
One who or a vessel that cruises; -- usually an armed
vessel.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
cruiser
n 1: a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with
radiotelephonic communications to headquarters [syn: {patrol
car}, {police car}, {prowl car}, {squad car}]
2: a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger
than a destroyer
3: has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary
for living on board [syn: {cabin cruiser}, {pleasure boat},
{pleasure craft}]
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