battle-cruiser
See also: battlecruiser and battle cruiser
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Etymology
Noun
battle-cruiser (plural battle-cruisers)
- (military) A type of warship at least as large as a battleship, and of greater speed, but with less armour and fewer guns. Introduced ca. 1908 and forming the leading squadrons of WWI battle fleets but obsolescent by WWII, having been replaced by the "fast battleship" type.
- In fiction, a warship of intermediate capability between cruisers and battleships
Translations
type of warship
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