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Thesaurus: armored cruiser

A man-of-war carrying a large coal supply, and more or less protected from the enemy's shot by iron or steel armor. There is no distinct and accepted classification distinguishing armored and protected cruisers from each…

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  1. A man-of-war carrying a large coal supply, and more or less protected from the enemy's shot by iron or steel armor. There is no distinct and accepted classification distinguishing armored and protected cruisers from each other, except that the first have more or heavier armor than the second.
  2. A man-of-war carrying a large coal supply, and more or lessprotected from the enemy's shot by iron or steel armor. There is nodistinct and accepted classification distinguishing armored andprotected cruisers from each other, except that the first have moreor heavier armor than the second.