large cruiser

noun

The official US Navy designation for the Alaska-class cruisers, which were in commission from mid-1944 to early-1947 and were scrapped in the early 1960s.

“US Navy hull classification symbol: CB”

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Meanings

nounlarge cruiser (plural large cruisers)

plural large cruisers

  1. The official US Navy designation for the Alaska-class cruisers, which were in commission from mid-1944 to early-1947 and were scrapped in the early 1960s.

    US Navy hull classification symbol: CB

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
battlecruisersupercruiser

Origin

large + cruiser

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APA

large cruiser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/large%20cruiser

MLA

“large cruiser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/large%20cruiser. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “large cruiser,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/large%20cruiser.

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