light cruiser
noun
1.
a naval cruiser having 6-inch (15-cm) guns as its main armament.
Compare
heavy cruiser
.
Examples from the web for
light cruiser
Later they run into him when he is presumed to be the owner or a yacht that is about the size of a
light cruiser
.
One converted
light cruiser
, a large minesweeper, and a cargo ship were sunk and other ships damaged.
The escort consisted of a
light cruiser
and a few destroyers.