Meanings
nounauxiliary cruiser (plural auxiliary cruisers)
plural auxiliary cruisers
- governmentAn armed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort.
Translations
Finnish apuristeilijä
- apuristeilijäarmed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort
German Hilfskreuzer
- Hilfskreuzerarmed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort
Hebrew סַיֶּרֶת עֵזֶר
- סַיֶּרֶת עֵזֶר (sayeret ezer)armed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort
Japanese 補助巡洋艦, 特設巡洋艦
- 補助巡洋艦 (hojo jun'yōkan)armed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort
- 特設巡洋艦 (tokusetsu jun'yōkan)armed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort
Korean 보조 순양함
- 보조 순양함 (bojo sunyangham)armed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort
Russian вспомога́тельный кре́йсер
- вспомога́тельный кре́йсер (vspomogátelʹnyj kréjser)armed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort
Cite this entry
APA
auxiliary cruiser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auxiliary%20cruiser
MLA
“auxiliary cruiser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auxiliary%20cruiser. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auxiliary cruiser,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auxiliary%20cruiser.
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