large light cruiser
English
Etymology
From Admiral John Fisher's use of subterfuge to evade a Royal Navy moratorium on the construction of new capital ships by declaring ships of this type to be large versions of light cruisers.
Noun
A diagram of the Courageous-class large light cruisers.
large light cruiser (plural large light cruisers)
- (military, nautical, historical) A very large, fast warship with a relatively-shallow draft and minimal belt armor, carrying a relatively-small number of very heavy guns; sometimes classed as a type of battlecruiser.