cruiser

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  1. noun One of a class of fast warships of medium tonnage with a long cruising radius and less armor and firepower than a battleship.
  2. noun A cabin cruiser.
  3. noun See squad car.

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  • Vi managed to bite back the suggestion that she and Eric head north as soon as the cruiser was back in action. —  Magazine - Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine - 2007-02 - February
  • Instead of a few bucks every month in sanitation expenses and a few gallons of gas for a cruiser, the city kicked out the 75 homeless and opened up a brand new ten million dollar building that housed twenty people. —  bison survival blog
  • Mason informed council the new laptop computer for the cruiser is simplifying completing reports. —  The Advertiser-Tribune
  • The highlight of the conference was the unveiling of the new Triumph Thunderbird cruiser, which is set to go on sale next summer as part of Triumph's 2010 model range. —  webBikeWorld.com
  • The emergency lights on the cruiser were actively displayed, police said.
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  1. from cruise + -er; = Dutch kruiser, etc.
 

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/ˈkruzər/
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