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(military, nautical) A fast warship with thicker armor and heavier guns than a typical cruiser, but with armor, armament, or both still inferior to that of a dreadnought battleship; designed to act as an advanced scout of the battle fleet and to destroy enemy cruisers..
US Navy hull classification symbol: CC (Only used for the cancelled Lexington-class)
So he'd effectively had to learn a new language; no longer would he order a pint at the 'battle cruiser' […]
Use battlecruiser when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Battlecruiser means (military, nautical) A fast warship with thicker armor and heavier guns than a typical cruiser, but with armor, armament, or both still inferior to that of a dreadnought battleship; designed to act as an advanced scout of the battle fleet and to destroy enemy cruisers..
Common synonyms include supercruiser, cruiser-killer, large cruiser.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
US Navy hull classification symbol: CC (Only used for the cancelled Lexington-class)
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