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cruiser

noun
     
cruis‧er [countable]
1PMN a large fast ship used by the navy:
2TTWDLO a boat used for pleasure
3 American EnglishSCPTTC a police car
WORD FOCUS: ship WORD FOCUS: ship
a ship that carries people: passenger ship
, cruise ship
, liner
, ferry, ro-ro
a ship that carries goods: cargo ship
, merchant ship, freighter, oil tanker, super tanker, barge
a small ship: boat
, motorboat, powerboat
a ship with sails: yacht
, dinghy, sailing ship, sailing boat British English/sailboat American English, catamaran
a fighting ship: warship
, aircraft carrier, battleship, cruiser, frigate, destroyer, minesweeper, gunboat, man-of-war old-fashioned
a ship that people live on: houseboat
, narrow boat British English
a ship that goes under water: submarine

people on a ship: sailor
, captain, passenger, seaman, the crew
parts of a ship: deck
, cabin, porthole, engine room, mast, rudder, hullship

See also
ship

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