CRUISERS

Meaning of CRUISERS in English

Beggars, or highway spies, who traverse the road, to give intelligence of a booty; also rogues ready to snap up any booty that may offer, like privateers or pirates on a cruise.

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

CRUISERS — Крейсеры
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CRUISERS — Крейцер
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CRUISERS — Крейсеры
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CRUISERS — Крейсер
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CRUISERS — Крейсеры
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NAVY — Warships and craft of every kind maintained by a nation for fighting on, under, or over the sea. A large …
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CRUISER — Warship built for high speed and great cruising radius, smaller than a battleship but larger than a destroyer . The …
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NAVY
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NAVAL SHIP — the chief instrument by which a nation extends its military power onto the seas. Warships protect the movement over water …
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CRUISER — warship built for high speed and great cruising radius, smaller than a battleship but larger than a destroyer. The word …
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PEARL HARBOR ATTACK — (Dec. 7, 1941), surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the …
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LEYTE GULF, BATTLE OF — (Oct. 2326, 1944), decisive air and sea battle of World War II, which crippled the Japanese Combined Fleet, permitted U.S. …
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GUADALCANAL, BATTLE OF — (August 1942February 1943), series of World War II land and sea clashes between Allied and Japanese forces on and around …
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GRAF SPEE — in full Admiral Graf von Spee German pocket battleship of 10,000 tons launched in 1936. The Graf Spee was more …
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FISHER (OF KILVERSTONE), JOHN ARBUTHNOT FISHER, 1ST BARON — born Jan. 25, 1841, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka] died July 10, 1920, London British admiral and first sea lord whose …
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BEATTY, DAVID, 1ST EARL BEATTY, VISCOUNT BORODALE OF ... — born , Jan. 17, 1871, Howbeck Lodge, Stapeley, near Nantwich, Cheshire, Eng. died March 11, 1936, London British admiral of …
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CRUISER — ( cruisers) 1. A cruiser is a motor boat which has an area for people to live or sleep. ...a …
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WORK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business/working lunch (= a lunch during which you also do business ) ▪ …
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TORTOISE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE giant ▪ Several other cruisers squatted dourly like giant hibernating tortoises . ▪ Although …
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MISSILE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a missile site ▪ There were photos of a missile site under construction. a missile/rocket/mortar …
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DUCKLING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE ugly ▪ It's certainly the ugly duckling of the era-until you get to drive …
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CRUISER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES battle cruiser cabin cruiser COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE heavy ▪ His command of a …
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COLLECT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a collect call American English (= one paid for by the person who receives …
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CABIN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cabin boy cabin class cabin crew cabin cruiser cabin fever log cabin the cabin crew …
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AGENCY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a development agency (= organization that aims to help development in poor areas ) ▪ …
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CRUISER — n. Warship built for high speed and great cruising radius, smaller than a battleship but larger than a destroyer . …
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MORE — 1. прил. 1) сравн. от much 1. , many 1. 2) более многочисленный; присутствующий в большем количестве, в большей степени, …
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MORE — 1. прил. 1) сравн. от much 1. , many 1. 2) более многочисленный; присутствующий в большем количестве, в большей степени, …
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