guided missile cruiser

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

A ship identifying itself as the USS Lake Erie - a guided missile cruiser - last transmitted its location in the Caribbean Sea on 30 August, east of the Panama Canal on 30 August.

From BBC

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

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

From Reuters

The forces include the carrier’s eight squadrons of attack and support aircraft, a guided missile cruiser, and four guided missile destroyers.

From Washington Times

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

From Washington Times