Collocations withcruiser

These are words often used in combination withcruiser.

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armoured cruiser
We found that the heavy armoured cruiser was not requisite for guarding our overseas routes.
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battle cruiser
But they are not comparable with the older, formidable type of cruiser such as the battle cruiser or something of the sort.
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heavy cruiser
All authorities agree that the future of the battleship and the heavy cruiser is non-existent.
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light cruiser
The modern frigate is not much smaller than the light cruiser of another era, but it is immensely more powerful and enormously more expensive.
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police cruiser
Two policemen in a police cruiser come to pick them up and take them back to the station.
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