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cruiser

noun

Definition of cruiser

as in runabout

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as in corvette

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Recent Examples of cruiser Rent a cruiser bike or an electric cart to ride around in style, or catch the free trolley that departs every 15 minutes to key destinations. — South Seas Island Resort, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 Guests can borrow cruiser bikes to ride along the 19-mile bike path tracing Lake Superior’s shoreline. — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Lately, the company has ventured into other segments, the latest being a super-affordable V-twin cruiser. — New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2026 By June 2017, 37% of warfare readiness certifications for cruiser and destroyer crews in Japan had expired. — Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cruiser

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Powered by twin Mercury Verado 425 V-10 outboards with a combined output of 850 hp, the runabout offers a top speed of up to 55 knots and smooth, dynamic handling in a variety of conditions.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026
Fiat is expanding its North American lineup with the launch of the all-electric Topolino, a pint-sized two-seat runabout that starts at $13,995.

— Josh Max, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of runabout

Noun

With navies built around corvette-class-sized ships, Finland and Sweden have successfully stood up to Russian pressure, harassing Russian submarines that have violated their territorial seas.

— HOLMES LIAO, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
Zelenskyy, who did not mention grain terminals, said Russia's Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov frigates, a large landing ship, a corvette, and other vessels were struck in the attack.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of corvette

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The Star-Telegram watched filming from a distance and saw an all-black car with a camera adorned to its roof driving behind a black sedan and black SUV.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026
But that’s in the past now, and since inventory for the sport sedan has recovered, and its base model is back on the menu, the WRX has enjoyed a much more comfortable end to the summer.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of sedan

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Police officials have released few details about what may have caused the 49-foot cabin cruiser to capsize with 20 people on board.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The incident follows the death of a 26-year-old woman after a 33-foot cabin cruiser motorboat collided with a smaller boat on Lake Michigan, leaving four injured.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of cabin cruiser

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Emirates SkyCargo in July flew the first commercial Boeing 777-300 passenger-to-freighter conversion, carrying more than 100 tons from Hong Kong to Dubai, with Israel Aerospace Industries contracted for at least three more conversions.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The ship is similar in size and capacity to the Sanchi, an Iranian ship that collided with a freighter off China in 2018 in the world’s worst oil tanker disaster in decades.

— Reuters, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of freighter

Noun

Petersburg area, include the 108-foot Sunseeker Casino Royale, the Buddy Davis sportfisherman Permit, and the racing sailing yacht En Garde.

— Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2023
Every few minutes a big sportfisherman or ferry churned up deep-troughed wake, over which the boat floated level like a duck.

— Dan Neil, WSJ, 28 June 2018

Definition of sportfisherman

Noun

Jackson’s availability was curbed by red cards at Chelsea — in Bruges, a barge and shirt pull with defender Han-Beom Lee suggested those flickers of fury and confrontation still burn.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Within just nine months of launch, Bluecore Energy has rapidly accelerated its path toward floating nuclear power by securing a port terminal, receiving its first barge, and starting construction on a test reactor.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of barge

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