Dictionary

battlecruiser en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Blend of battleship + cruiser, from being a cruiser-like ship with battleship-like capabilities and possibly operating in the battleline.

Meanings

1. A fast warship with thicker armor and heavier guns than a typical cruiser, but with armor, armament, or both still inferior to that of a dreadnought battleship; designed to act as an advanced scout of the battle fleet and to destroy enemy cruisers.
   • US Navy hull classification symbol: CC (Only used for the cancelled Lexington-class)
2. A warship of intermediate size and/or capability between a heavy cruiser and a (light) battleship.
3. (Cockney, slang) A boozer; a public house.
   • So he'd effectively had to learn a new language; no longer would he order a pint at the 'battle cruiser' […] 2014, Steve Wilson, The Twelve Doors of Christmas Avenue, page 9:

Forms

Coordinates

assault cruiser · command cruiser · fast battleship · strike cruiser · large light cruiser

Synonyms

large cruiser · cruiser-killer · supercruiser

Translations (18)

pl krążownik liniowy (type of warship) · de Schlachtkreuzer (type of warship) · sv slagkryssare (type of warship) · eo batalkrozoŝipo (type of warship) · ko 순양전함 (type of warship) · fi taisteluristeilijä (type of warship) · he סַיֶּרֶת מַעֲרָכָה (type of warship) · es crucero de batalla (type of warship) · el καταδρομικό μάχης (type of warship) · fr croiseur de bataille (type of warship) · ja 巡洋戦艦 (type of warship) · fa-ira رَزْمناو (type of warship) · cs bitevní křižník (type of warship) · th เรือลาดตระเวนประจัญบาน (type of warship) · it incrociatore da battaglia (type of warship) · ru лине́йный кре́йсер (type of warship) · el βαρύ καταδρομικό (type of warship) · he סַיֶּרֶת קְרָב (type of warship)