English - Turkish
Definition of battle-cruiser in English Turkish dictionary
- kruvazör
- cruiser, battle-ship, navy ship
- kruvazör, savaş gemisi, donanma gemisi
- battle cruiser
- (Askeri) MUHAREBE KRUVAZÖRÜ: Muharebe gemisine benzeyen fakat daha süratli ve zırh kalınlığı daha az olan harp gemisi. Ayrıca bakınız: "capital ship" ve "noncapital ship"
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English - English
Definition of battle-cruiser in English English dictionary
- In fiction, a warship of intermediate capability between cruisers and battleships
- A type of warship equal in size or larger than 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 Introduced ca. 1908 and forming the leading squadrons of WWI battle fleets but obsolescent by WWII, having been replaced by the "fast battleship" type
- A fast, relatively lightly armoured cruiser designed to act as an advanced scout of the battle fleet; a development of the Dreadnought battleships
- A battle cruiser is a large fast warship that is lighter than a battleship and moves more easily. A large warship with lighter armor but greater maneuverability than a battleship. a large fast ship used in war
- a cruiser of maximum speed and firepower
- warship that faster and more maneuverable than a battleship
- battlecruiser
- alternative spelling of battle-cruiser