cruiser
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A cruiser (#2)
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A cruise ship (#4)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɹu.zɚ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -uːzə(ɹ)
Noun
cruiser (plural cruisers)
- (nautical, in the days of sail) A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.
- (nautical) A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.
- (science fiction, by extension) A starship of comparable role
- (nautical) A miniature aircraft carrier carrying VTOL aircraft.
- (nautical) A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.
- Synonym: cruise ship
- (nautical) Any of several yachts designed for cruising.
- One who attends cruises.
- (cycling) A bicycle designed for low-speed, recreational use, usually characterized by balloon tires, upright seating, a single-speed drivetrain and expressive styling.
- Synonym: beach cruiser
- (US, law enforcement) A police patrol vehicle.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Vindula.
- (entomology) Any dragonfly of the family Macromiidae; a macromiid.
- (colloquial) One who cruises at bars and neighborhoods seeking sex.
Hyponyms
fast warship
- armed merchant cruiser
- armored cruiser
- auxiliary cruiser
- battlecruiser
- heavy cruiser
- large cruiser
- large light cruiser
- light cruiser
- protected cruiser
- supercruiser
- torpedo cruiser
- unprotected cruiser
Derived terms
- Aegis class cruiser / Aegis cruiser
- armoured cruiser
- auxiliary cruiser
- aviation cruiser
- battle cruiser
- booze cruiser
- cabin cruiser / cabin-cruiser
- cruiser-killer
- cruiser stern
- cruiser submarine
- cruiser tank
- cruiserweight
- gentleman's cruiser
- land cruiser
- loser cruiser
- motor cruiser
- starcruiser
- streamcruiser
- super cruiser / super-cruiser
Translations
class of warships
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miniature aircraft carrier
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passenger ship designed for cruising — see cruise ship
yacht designed for cruising
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one who attends cruises
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bicycle designed for low-speed, recreational use
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police patrol vehicle
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Anagrams
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English cruiser. Doublet of croiseur, croix, and crux.
Pronunciation
Noun
cruiser m (plural cruisers)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English cruise (“to hit on”).
Pronunciation
Verb
cruiser
- (transitive, North America, colloquial) to hit on; to make a pass at
Conjugation
| infinitive | simple | cruiser | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | cruisant /kʁu.zɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | cruisé /kʁu.ze/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | cruise /kʁuz/ |
cruises /kʁuz/ |
cruise /kʁuz/ |
cruisons /kʁu.zɔ̃/ |
cruisez /kʁu.ze/ |
cruisent /kʁuz/ |
| imperfect | cruisais /kʁu.zɛ/ |
cruisais /kʁu.zɛ/ |
cruisait /kʁu.zɛ/ |
cruisions /kʁu.zjɔ̃/ |
cruisiez /kʁu.zje/ |
cruisaient /kʁu.zɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | cruisai /kʁu.ze/ |
cruisas /kʁu.za/ |
cruisa /kʁu.za/ |
cruisâmes /kʁu.zam/ |
cruisâtes /kʁu.zat/ |
cruisèrent /kʁu.zɛʁ/ | |
| future | cruiserai /kʁuz.ʁe/ |
cruiseras /kʁuz.ʁa/ |
cruisera /kʁuz.ʁa/ |
cruiserons /kʁuz.ʁɔ̃/ |
cruiserez /kʁuz.ʁe/ |
cruiseront /kʁuz.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | cruiserais /kʁuz.ʁɛ/ |
cruiserais /kʁuz.ʁɛ/ |
cruiserait /kʁuz.ʁɛ/ |
cruiserions /kʁu.zə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
cruiseriez /kʁu.zə.ʁje/ |
cruiseraient /kʁuz.ʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | cruise /kʁuz/ |
cruises /kʁuz/ |
cruise /kʁuz/ |
cruisions /kʁu.zjɔ̃/ |
cruisiez /kʁu.zje/ |
cruisent /kʁuz/ |
| imperfect2 | cruisasse /kʁu.zas/ |
cruisasses /kʁu.zas/ |
cruisât /kʁu.za/ |
cruisassions /kʁu.za.sjɔ̃/ |
cruisassiez /kʁu.za.sje/ |
cruisassent /kʁu.zas/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | cruise /kʁuz/ |
— | cruisons /kʁu.zɔ̃/ |
cruisez /kʁu.ze/ |
— | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Conjugation of cruiser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
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