Battle Cruiser Definition

noun
A large warship with lighter armor but greater maneuverability than a battleship.
American Heritage

(military) A fast, relatively lightly armoured cruiser designed to act as an advanced scout of the battle fleet; a development of the Dreadnought battleships.

Wiktionary

(military) A type of warship equal in size or larger than a battleship, and of greater speed, but with less armour and fewer guns. Introduced ca. 1908 and forming the leading squadrons of WWI battle fleets but obsolescent by WWII, having been replaced by the "fast battleship" type.

Wiktionary

In fiction, a warship of intermediate capability between cruisers and battleships.

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Other Word Forms of Battle Cruiser

Noun

Singular:
battle cruiser
Plural:
battle-cruisers

Battle Cruiser Sentence Examples

  • The German battle cruiser " Goeben " eluded the British Mediterranean fleet and got safely into the Sea of Marmora; three British cruisers were sunk by submarines in the North Sea; and a British squadron under Adml.

  • The Germans lost 1 old battleship, a battle cruiser and 9 smaller ships, along with 3,000 men.

  • The conference dinner will be held on board the historic WWII battle cruiser HMS Belfast.

  • Your visibility and control of the plane make it a challenge when trying to land on a battle cruiser or other short strips of rough terrain.

  • It is also cool to board a large space battle cruiser with one of your own ships and then invade it with your marines to take control of it.

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