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Definition of battlecruiser

battlecruiser

/ˈbæt.əlˌkruː.zɚ/
bat · tle · cruis · er
Plural:battlecruisers
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battlecruiser Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A large early-20th-century capital warship designed with the heavy main armament of a battleship but with lighter armor protection in order to achieve the higher speed and range of a cruiser.

Example

"The maritime museum features a detailed scale model of a historic naval battlecruiser from the early twentieth century."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the early 20th century as a compound of 'battle' (shortened from 'battleship') and 'cruiser', originally introduced by the Royal Navy in 1911 to replace the earlier designation 'dreadnought cruiser'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Battlecruiser. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/battlecruiser
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