heavy cruiser

English

Noun

heavy cruiser (plural heavy cruisers)

1. (nautical) 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).

   US Navy hull classification symbol: CA

Translations

Translations

• French: croiseur lourd m
• Hebrew: סַיֶּרֶת כְּבֵדָה (he) f (sayeret kvedah)
• Italian: incrociatore pesante m
• Russian: тяжёлый кре́йсер m (tjažólyj kréjser)