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guided missile cruiser

American  

noun

  1. a naval cruiser equipped with long-range guided missiles and missile launchers.


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One was a guided missile cruiser, the USS Lake Erie.

From BBC Oct. 23, 2025

On 13 April 2022, explosions wracked the Russian guided missile cruiser Moskva as it sailed the Black Sea more than 100 kilometers south of the Ukrainian city of Odesa.

From Science Magazine Nov. 17, 2023

The force includes the carrier, a guided missile cruiser and four guided missile destroyers.

From Reuters Oct. 12, 2023

She later commanded the USS Bunker Hill, a guided missile cruiser, and Carrier Strike Group 11.

From Washington Times Apr. 21, 2023

The three Chinese ships, which included a guided missile cruiser, and four Russian vessels, including a destroyer, were detected in an area inside the U.S. exclusive economic zone.

From Washington Post Jan. 20, 2023

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