cruiser : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cruiser	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for cruiser
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cruiser n a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters Synonym(s): cruiser, police cruiser, patrol car, police car, prowl car, squad car a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board Synonym(s): cabin cruiser, cruiser, pleasure boat, pleasure craft
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cruiser \Cruis"er\, n. Specif.: (Nav.) A man-of-war less heavily armed and armored than a battle ship, having great speed, and generally of from two thousand to twelve thousand tons displacement.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cruiser \Cruis"er\ (kr?"z?r), n. One who, or a vessel that, cruises; -- usually an armed vessel.