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Definition of Battle cruiser
1. Noun. A cruiser of maximum speed and firepower.
Definition of Battle cruiser
1. Noun. (military) A fast, relatively lightly armoured cruiser designed to act as an advanced scout of the battle fleet; a development of the Dreadnought battleships ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Battle Cruiser
Literary usage of Battle cruiser
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Year Book: A Record of Events and Progress by Francis Graham Wickware, (, Albert Bushnell Hart, (, Simon Newton Dexter North, William M. Schuyler (1917)
"According to the account of Vice-Adm. Sir David Beatty, who commanded the
battle-cruiser divi- »ion of the British fleet, the afternoon was fine, ..."
2. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"In the early afternoon of Wednesday, May 31, the first and through the North Sea,
had left their base second battle cruiser squadrons, the first, ..."
3. The Grand Fleet, 1914-1916: Its Creation, Development and Work by John Rushworth Jellicoe Jellicoe (1919)
"1st battle cruiser Squadron: Princess Royal (Flag of Rear-Admiral O. de B. ...
The battle cruiser Fleet remained an integral portion of the Grand Fleet. ..."
4. Two Thousand Questions and Answers about the War: A Catechism of the Methods by The Review of reviews (1918)
"The British battle-cruiser fleet, under Sir David Beatty, whose business it was
to make periodical sweeps through the North Sea for the enemy, gave chase, ..."
5. World's War Events: Recorded by Statesmen, Commanders, Historians and by Men by Allen Leon Churchill (1919)
"In the early afternoon of Wednesday, 31st May, the 1st and 2nd Battle-cruiser
Squadrons, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Light-cruiser Squadrons, and destroyers from ..."
6. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1920)
"The losses of the British were again said in Berlin to have been heavier than
had been admitted. including the dreadnought Warspite, the battle-cruiser ..."
7. The Great War by George Henry Allen, Henry C. Whitehead, French Ensor Chadwick (1919)
"... which was accompanied by the Third Battle-Cruiser Squadron, First and Second
Cruiser Squadrons, and Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron, Fourth, Eleventh, ..."
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