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cruiser

[ kroo-zer ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that cruises.
  2. one of a class of warships of medium tonnage, designed for high speed and long cruising radius.
  3. a vessel, especially a power-driven one, intended for cruising.
  4. Also called timber cruiser. a person who estimates the value of the timber in a tract of forest.
  5. Slang. a prostitute who walks the street soliciting customers.


cruiser

/ ˈ°ì°ù³Ü˳úÉ™ /

noun

  1. a high-speed, long-range warship of medium displacement, armed with medium calibre weapons or missiles
  2. Also calledcabin cruiser a pleasure boat, esp one that is power-driven and has a cabin
  3. any person or thing that cruises
  4. boxing cruiserweight See light heavyweight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cruiser1

1670–80; < Dutch kruiser, equivalent to kruis ( en ) to cruise + -er -er 1
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Last year, Turner caused a law enforcement cruiser to collide into a citizen during a pursuit in Rialto, according to authorities.

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Hollywood Nate and his shy young partner Britney Small had just been on patrol in their cruiser, discussing their terrible dreams.

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Australia and New Zealand have been closely monitoring the Chinese fleet - a frigate, a cruiser and a supply tanker - since last week, and have dispatched their own ships to observe them.

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As another half a dozen or so Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department cruisers rolled by, Mower credited them and the firefighters for swarming the town so quickly.

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They come alone or in pairs, lining up behind the clutch of police cruisers and a National Guard Humvee, pleading to get back to homes inside the Palisades wildfire perimeter.

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