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auxiliary cruiser

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: apuristeilijä — armed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort
  • German: Hilfskreuzer — armed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort
  • Hebrew: סַיֶּרֶת עֵזֶר (sayeret ezer) — armed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort
  • Japanese: 補助巡洋艦 (hojo jun'yōkan) — armed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort
  • Japanese: 特設巡洋艦 (tokusetsu jun'yōkan) — armed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort
  • Korean: 보조 순양함 (bojo sunyangham) — armed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort
  • Russian: вспомога́тельный кре́йсер (vspomogátelʹnyj kréjser) — armed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort