1
: a vehicle that cruises: such as
a
b
: a powerboat with facilities (such as a cabin and plumbing) necessary for living aboard
called also cabin cruiser
c
: beach cruiser
… bikes don't come much more basic than cruisers.—
Ron Koch
Ron Koch2
: a large fast moderately armored and gunned warship
3
: a person who cruises
Examples of cruiser in a Sentence
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In Tompkins Square Park, cops near a cruiser were drinking iced coffee and smoking.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
There are more than 5,000 sailors on the Eisenhower, the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, which also includes a cruiser — the USS Philippine Sea — and two destroyers —the USS Mason and the USS Gravely.
—NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Eleven Capitol Police cruisers will be outfitted with dashboard cameras that will automatically record if a cruiser's emergency lights are triggered.
—Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Police said when the officer spotted the gathering and drove into the parking lot, the group of people soon surrounded her cruiser.
—Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
According to the lawsuit filed this week, the deputy abandoned the roadside confrontation, hopped in his cruiser and started tailing Brock.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
After Antoine’s death, officers invited people to leave tributes at a cruiser parked in front of the department’s public safety building, a photo shows.
—Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2024
Two teenage girls had been struck by a cruiser traveling at 81 mph following a lengthy pursuit that ended at 119th Street and Nall Avenue in Leawood.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2024
The real cost of police crashes Charles McLoughlin has been reeling since a Syracuse police officer slammed his cruiser into McLoughlin's work van in 2013.
—USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024
Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
There are more than 5,000 sailors on the Eisenhower, the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, which also includes a cruiser — the USS Philippine Sea — and two destroyers —the USS Mason and the USS Gravely.
—NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Eleven Capitol Police cruisers will be outfitted with dashboard cameras that will automatically record if a cruiser's emergency lights are triggered.
—Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Police said when the officer spotted the gathering and drove into the parking lot, the group of people soon surrounded her cruiser.
—Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
According to the lawsuit filed this week, the deputy abandoned the roadside confrontation, hopped in his cruiser and started tailing Brock.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
After Antoine’s death, officers invited people to leave tributes at a cruiser parked in front of the department’s public safety building, a photo shows.
—Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2024
Two teenage girls had been struck by a cruiser traveling at 81 mph following a lengthy pursuit that ended at 119th Street and Nall Avenue in Leawood.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2024
The real cost of police crashes Charles McLoughlin has been reeling since a Syracuse police officer slammed his cruiser into McLoughlin's work van in 2013.
—USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024
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“Cruiser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruiser. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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