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Synonyms for cruiser

  • noun

Most common

police car patrol car pleasure boat cabin cruiser boat cruise ship beach cruiser

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Patrol car

patrol car, police car, squad car US IE, prowl car slang dated US

2. Pleasure boat

pleasure boat, cabin cruiser, pleasure craft

Other

boat, cruise ship, beach cruiser

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.

  2. n. 2

    A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.

Related words

Word family
cruiserweight
Phrases
land cruiser cabin cruiser loser cruiser large cruiser battle cruiser booze cruiser beach cruiser

Forms

Plural
cruisers → boats…

Example sentences

  • boat She caught sight of a rowing boat in the distance.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cruiserrising
boatrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
boat1