battle cruiser

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noun

a warship of maximum speed and firepower, but with lighter armor than a battleship.

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Origin of battle cruiser

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby battle cruiser

battle-axe, battle-axe block, battlebus, battle clasp, Battle Creek, battle cruiser, battle cry, battledore, battledore placenta, battle dress, battle fatigue

How to use battle cruiser in a sentence

The U.S. military just unveiled a new effort to get Iraqis ready to battle ISIS.
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First, as opposition to gay marriage collapses, American anti-LGBT activists will slow their battle against it.
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It is the steady accretion of detail that may yet be the most damaging factor in the battle for British hearts and minds.
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The audio message featured the words, “the real battle in Lebanon is yet to begin.”
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The Daily Beast spoke to a jubilant League on Tuesday about the behind-the-scenes battle to get The Interview to movie theaters.
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A Yankee, whose face had been mauled in a pot-house brawl, assured General Jackson that he had received his scars in battle.
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After the battle of the Pyramids he fell sick, and before the Syrian expedition, applied to return to France.
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He was a distinguished warrior under Francis I, mortally wounded at the battle of Marignan.
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It was under his auspices that the battle of Lepanto was fought, in which the Turks were so signally defeated.
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Again, she was present at the battle of Silan, where her heroic example of courage infused new life into her brother rebels.
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British Dictionary definitions for battle cruiser

battle cruiser

noun

a warship of battleship size but with lighter armour and fewer guns and capable of high speed

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