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Definition of Guided missile cruiser
1. Noun. A cruiser that carries guided missiles.
Generic synonyms: Cruiser
Lexicographical Neighbors of Guided Missile Cruiser
Literary usage of Guided missile cruiser
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"... while in flight, is controlled. guided missile cruiser—(DOD) A warship designed
to operate with strike and amphibious forces against air, surface, ..."
2. C4ISR For Future Naval Strike Groups by Naval Studies Board, National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"... CVN-21 aircraft carrier, DDX (next-generation, multimission destroyer),
CGX (next-generation, guided missile cruiser), LCS (littoral combat ship), ..."