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cruiser
[kroo-zer]
noun
a person or thing that cruises.
one of a class of warships of medium tonnage, designed for high speed and long cruising radius.
a vessel, especially a power-driven one, intended for cruising.
Also called timber cruiser.a person who estimates the value of the timber in a tract of forest.
Slang.a prostitute who walks the street soliciting customers.
cruiser
/ ˈːə /
noun
a high-speed, long-range warship of medium displacement, armed with medium calibre weapons or missiles
Also called: cabin cruiser.a pleasure boat, esp one that is power-driven and has a cabin
any person or thing that cruises
boxing cruiserweight See light heavyweight
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
On Sunday, some businesses were vandalized and burglarized in downtown L.A. while cars burned and police cruisers were crushed with rocks.
Videos posted on social media also show protesters along the 101 freeway hurling concrete and other heavy items onto California Highway Patrol cruisers.
One struck a police cruiser with a thud, prompting a big cheer.
Around 9:45, two sheriff’s cruisers parked a block away.
It was about 2:30 a.m. and moments earlier, her son had driven by while being pursued by several California Highway Patrol cruisers.
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