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cruiser [ˈkruːzə] n
1. (Military) a high-speed, long-range warship of medium displacement, armed with medium calibre weapons or missiles 2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Also called cabin cruiser a pleasure boat, esp one that is power-driven and has a cabin 3. any person or thing that cruises 4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) Boxing short for cruiserweight (see light heavyweight) ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| As he broke from the dense wood and came in sight of the vessels again, he was filled with consternation to see that the Arrow was making sail and that the cruiser was already under way. We were often in danger of being taken, and particularly when we touched at Dabal, where a cruiser blocked up one of the channels through which ships usually sail; but our vessel requiring no great depth of water, and the sea running high, we went through the little channel, and fortunately escaped the cruiser. Kantos Kan dropped quickly into the darkness, while I rose steadily and at terrific speed raced through the Martian sky followed by a dozen of the air-scout craft which had joined the pursuit, and later by a swift cruiser carrying a hundred men and a battery of rapid-fire guns. |
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