cruiser
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (GA) IPA: /ˈkɹuzɚ/
cruiser (plural cruisers)
- One who attends cruises.
- (cycling) A kind of bicycle that usually combines balloon tires, an upright seating posture, a single-speed drivetrain, and straightforward steel construction with expressive styling.
- (nautical, in the days of sail) A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.
- (nautical) A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.
- (nautical) A miniature aircraft carrier carrying VTOL aircraft.
- (nautical) A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience; also cruise ship.
- (nautical) Any of several yachts designed for cruising.
- (US, law enforcement) A police patrol vehicle.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Vindula.
- Someone who cruises bars and neighborhoods looking for "action".
- French: croiseur
- German: Kreuzer
- Italian: incrociatore
- Portuguese: cruzador
- Russian: кре́йсер
- German: Kreuzfahrtschiff
- Portuguese: cruzeiro
- German: Streifenwagen
- Portuguese: viatura
- Spanish: patrulla
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