auxiliary cruiser

English

Noun

The German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran.

auxiliary cruiser (plural auxiliary cruisers)

1. (military, nautical) An armed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort.

Translations

armed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort

• German: Hilfskreuzer (de) m
• Hebrew: סַיֶּרֶת עֵזֶר (he) f (sayeret ezer)
• Korean: 보조 순양함 (bojo sunyangham)
• Russian: вспомога́тельный кре́йсер m (vspomogátelʹnyj kréjser)