battle cruiser
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Refers to a large, heavily armed warship.
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- He served on a battle cruiser during the war.
- The museum's main exhibit is a decommissioned battle cruiser from World War II.
- A battle cruiser combines the speed of a cruiser with the firepower of a battleship.
- The mighty battle cruiser sailed into enemy waters under the cover of darkness.
- Several battle cruisers were part of the naval fleet's main strike force.
- In the video game, you can command your own futuristic battle cruiser.
- The old photograph showed the wreckage of a sunken battle cruiser.
- Designing and building a battle cruiser required immense resources and advanced engineering.
- Although powerful, the battle cruiser was more lightly armored than a true battleship.
- The primary role of a battle cruiser was to hunt down and destroy enemy ships.