battle-cruiser

battle-cruiser

See also: battlecruiser and battle cruiser

English

Alternative forms

• battlecruiser
• battle cruiser

Etymology

battle +‎ cruiser

Noun

battle-cruiser (plural battle-cruisers)

1. (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 Introduced ca. 1908 and forming the leading squadrons of WWI battle fleets but obsolescent by WWII, having been replaced by the "fast battleship" type.
2. In fiction, a warship of intermediate capability between cruisers and battleships

Translations

type of warship

Czech: bitevní křižník (cs) m Esperanto: batalkrozoŝipo Finnish: taisteluristeilijä (fi) French: croiseur de bataille (fr) m German: Schlachtkreuzer m

Greek: καταδρομικό μάχης n (katadromikó máchis), βαρύ καταδρομικό n (varý katadromikó) Hebrew: סַיֶּרֶת מַעֲרָכָה‎ (he) f (sayeret ma'arakha), סַיֶּרֶת קְרָב‎ (he) f (sayeret krav) Persian: رزم‌ناو‎ (razm-nâv) Polish: krążownik liniowy (pl) m Russian: лине́йный кре́йсер (ru) m (linéjnyj kréjser)