light cruiser

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light cruiser

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A shortening of "light armored cruiser".

noun light cruisers

A type of cruiser, defined in the 1930 London Naval Treaty as having a main gun battery of 6.1-inch caliber (155mm) or smaller. US Navy hull classification symbol: CL

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@misc{light_cruiser_2026,
  title = {light cruiser},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/light%20cruiser},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}