cruiser – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
cruiser
n.
navy ship; battle-ship; cruise liner; squad-car, patrol-car
Cruiser
A
cruiser is a type of
warship. The term has been in use for several hundred years, and has had different meanings throughout this period. During the
Age of Sail, the term
cruising referred to certain kinds of missions – independent scouting, raiding or commerce protection – fulfilled by a
frigate or
sloop, which were the
cruising warships of a fleet.
cruiser
Noun
1. a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
(synonym) police cruiser, patrol car, police car, prowl car, squad car
(hypernym) car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
(hyponym) panda car
(derivation) cruise
2. a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer
(hypernym) warship, war vessel, combat ship
(hyponym) battle cruiser
3. a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
(synonym) cabin cruiser, pleasure boat, pleasure craft
(hypernym) motorboat, powerboat
(derivation) cruise
cruiser
n.
cruiser, navy ship; battle-ship; cruise liner; squad-car, patrol-car
cruiser
n.
křižník; obytná motorová loď
