cruiser Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
    squad car; police cruiser; prowl car; patrol car; police car.
  2. noun a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer
  3. noun a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
    pleasure boat; pleasure craft; cabin cruiser.

WordNet


Cruis"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who, or a vessel that, cruises; -- usually an armed vessel.

Webster 1913