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cruiser

noun
🔊/ˈkruːzə(r)/
🔊/ˈkruːzər/
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  1. a large fast ship used in war巡洋舰
    • He served on a battle cruiser.他在一艘战列巡洋舰上服役。
    Topics War and conflictc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • battle
    • heavy
    • light
    • …
    preposition
    • on a/​the cruiser
    See full entry
  2. (also cabin cruiser)
     a boat with a motor and room for people to sleep, used for pleasure trips（可住宿的）舱式游艇
    • a luxury 20-foot cabin cruiser一艘20英尺长的豪华舱式游艇
    Topics Transport by waterc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • battle
    • heavy
    • light
    • …
    preposition
    • on a/​the cruiser
    See full entry
  3. (North American English) a police car巡逻警车Topics Transport by car or lorryc2, Law and justicec2
    4. Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Dutch kruiser, from kruisen ‘to cross’, from kruis ‘cross’, from Latin crux.