croiseur

French

Etymology

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Doublet of croix, crux, and cruiser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁwa.zœʁ/

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Noun

croiseur m (plural croiseurs)

1. cruiser (a type of warship)

Derived terms

• croiseur lourd

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: قرووازور (kruvazör)
  • Turkish: kruvazör

Further reading

• “croiseur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

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