heavy cruisers

A form of heavy cruiser — A type of cruiser, defined in the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty and 1930 London Naval Treaty as having a main gun battery of roughly 8-inch caliber (203mm).

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of heavy cruiser
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