Meanings
nounland cruiser (plural land cruisers)
plural land cruisers
- archaic19th century to pre-WWIgovernmentAn armoured combat vehicle, a tank.
Synonyms: landship, land battleship, land ironclad
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn armoured combat vehicle, a tank.
nounA superheavy tank, supertank.
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Origin
From being a vehicle akin to a cruiser (“an armored warship”) on land.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Landkreuzer
- Landkreuzer"land cruiser", military vehicle
Cite this entry
APA
land cruiser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20cruiser
MLA
“land cruiser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20cruiser. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “land cruiser,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20cruiser.
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