Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heavy cruiser

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: heavy cruis-er
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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).

Example Sentences

"US Navy hull classification symbol: CA"

Inflected Forms

heavy cruisers (plural)

Questions

What does heavy cruiser mean?: 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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