cruiser

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkruːzə/

noun

  • 1a relatively fast warship larger than a destroyer and less heavily armed than a battleship.
  • 2a yacht or motor boat with passenger accommodation, designed for leisure use: a pleasure cruiser
  • a person who goes on a pleasure cruise.
  • 3North American a police patrol car.

Origin:

late 17th century: from Dutch kruiser, from kruisen (see cruise)