battle cruiser
noun
: a large heavily armed warship that is lighter, faster, and more maneuverable than a battleship
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In the six-part The Belgrano Diary, O'Hagan explores whether the Thatcher government lied about the sinking of the Argentinian battle cruiser General Belgrano during the Falklands War in 1982.
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The Week Uk, theweek, 6 June 2024
When the invasion began, the Russian Black Sea Fleet was far mightier than its Ukrainian equivalent, consisting of the battle cruiser Moskva, five frigates, six modern submarines, 13 tank landing ships, and many smaller vessels suitable for coastal defense.
—Mark Cancian, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2024
After finishing at Osborne, the Navy’s training school on the Isle of Wight, Dickie spent the summer of 1913 was spent in Hesse with his older siblings—Alice, now married to Prince Andrew of Greece, Louise and George, now a lieutenant serving in the battle cruiser HMS New Zealand.
—Andrew Lownie, Town & Country, 7 Sep. 2021
Ghost is an interstellar battle cruiser of the imagination.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes, 3 July 2022
Such information helped Ukraine sink the battle cruiser Moskva.
—Oleksandr Stashevskyi and Frank Bajak, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2022
Ramsey's battle cruiser looks far too nice to send to automotive Valhalla, but the showmanship can't be denied.
—Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 30 July 2021
On the battle cruiser Pyotr Velikiy, the crew descended its side boats to take plunges into the icy seawater.
—Elliot Ackerman, Wired, 2 Mar. 2021
But with the arrival of dreadnoughts and battle cruisers at the beginning of the 20th century, the range and lethality of ships’ guns both rose dramatically.
—Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 24 May 2020
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The Week Uk, theweek, 6 June 2024
When the invasion began, the Russian Black Sea Fleet was far mightier than its Ukrainian equivalent, consisting of the battle cruiser Moskva, five frigates, six modern submarines, 13 tank landing ships, and many smaller vessels suitable for coastal defense.
—Mark Cancian, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2024
After finishing at Osborne, the Navy’s training school on the Isle of Wight, Dickie spent the summer of 1913 was spent in Hesse with his older siblings—Alice, now married to Prince Andrew of Greece, Louise and George, now a lieutenant serving in the battle cruiser HMS New Zealand.
—Andrew Lownie, Town & Country, 7 Sep. 2021
Ghost is an interstellar battle cruiser of the imagination.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes, 3 July 2022
Such information helped Ukraine sink the battle cruiser Moskva.
—Oleksandr Stashevskyi and Frank Bajak, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2022
Ramsey's battle cruiser looks far too nice to send to automotive Valhalla, but the showmanship can't be denied.
—Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 30 July 2021
On the battle cruiser Pyotr Velikiy, the crew descended its side boats to take plunges into the icy seawater.
—Elliot Ackerman, Wired, 2 Mar. 2021
But with the arrival of dreadnoughts and battle cruisers at the beginning of the 20th century, the range and lethality of ships’ guns both rose dramatically.
—Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 24 May 2020
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“Battle cruiser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battle%20cruiser. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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