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Cruiser (other)
A cruiser is a type of naval warship. Cruiser may also refer to: People * "The Cruiser" nickname of Conor Cruise O'Brien (1917-2008), Irish politician and writer Vehicles Air * ATA Cruiser, an American light aircraft of the 1920s * Spartan Cruiser, a 1930s British six-passenger monoplane Land * Cruiser (motorcycle) * Cruiser bicycle * Cruiser tank, a type of tank designed for cavalry or high-speed operations * Chrysler PT Cruiser, a small passenger car * Police cruiser, a term for certain police cars * Toyota Land Cruiser, a sport-utility vehicle Water * Aircraft cruiser, a specific type of naval cruiser * Armed merchantman (also known as an auxiliary cruiser), a specific type of naval cruiser * Armored cruiser, a specific type of naval cruiser * Battlecruiser, a specific type of naval cruiser * Cabin cruiser, a type of power boat or a UK term for a motorboat designed for inland waters * Cruiser yacht, a sailing yacht built for long-distance sailing that allows permanent c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruiser
A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several roles. The term "cruiser", which has been in use for several hundred years, has changed its meaning over time. During the Age of Sail, the term ''cruising'' referred to certain kinds of missions—independent scouting, commerce protection, or raiding—fulfilled by frigates or sloops-of-war, which functioned as the ''cruising warships'' of a fleet. In the middle of the 19th century, ''cruiser'' came to be a classification of the ships intended for cruising distant waters, for commerce raiding, and for scouting for the battle fleet. Cruisers came in a wide variety of sizes, from the medium-sized protected cruiser to large armored cruisers that were nearly as big (although not as powerful or as well-armored) as a pre-dreadnought battleship. With the advent of the dreadnought battleship before World W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light Cruiser
A light cruiser is a type of small or medium-sized warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light armored cruiser", describing a small ship that carried armor in the same way as an armored cruiser: a protective belt and deck. Prior to this smaller cruisers had been of the protected cruiser model, possessing armored decks only. While lighter and smaller than other contemporary ships they were still true cruisers, retaining the extended radius of action and self-sufficiency to act independently around the world. Through their history they served in a variety of roles, primarily as convoy escorts and destroyer command ships, but also as scouts and fleet support vessels for battle fleets. Origins and development The first small steam-powered cruisers were built for the British Royal Navy with HMS ''Mercury'' launched in 1878. Such second and third class protected cruisers evolved, gradually becoming faster, better armed and better protected. Germany took a lead in small crui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruising (other)
Cruising may refer to: * Cruising, on a cruise ship *Cruising (driving), driving around for social purposes, especially by teenagers *Cruising (maritime), leisurely travel by boat, yacht, or cruise ship *Cruising for sex, the process of searching in public places for sexual partners, especially by gay men ** ''Cruising'' (film), a 1980 film starring Al Pacino ** ''Cruising'' (novel), the 1970 novel upon which the 1980 film is based * Cruising (play), an Australian play by Alexandra Edmondson * "Cruising" (song), a 1984 pop song by Sinitta *Cruising, a motor milestone for infants where they can walk by holding onto something and they make the transition to being a toddler See also * Cruise (other) * Cruiser (other) * ''Cruis'n'', a 2007 racing game * Cruisin' (other) * Cruz (other) Real and fictional characters with Cruz as a first or last name. Cruz is a surname of Iberian origin. Ted Cruz Cruz or La Cruz may also refer to: Places Brazil: * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruise (other)
A cruise is any travel on a cruise ship. Cruise or Cruises may also refer to: Tourism * Booze cruise * Music cruise * River cruise Aeronautics and aircraft * Cruise (aeronautics), a distinct stage of an aircraft's flight * Aviasouz Cruise, a Russian ultralight trike design Automotive * Cruise (automotive), a gathering of modified cars *Cruise (autonomous vehicle), now GM Cruise LLC, a subsidiary of General Motors developing autonomous cars *Cruise control Fashion * Cruise collection, an inter-season line of clothing Films * ''The Cruise'' (1970 film), the English title of the Polish film ''Rejs'' * ''The Cruise'' (1998 film), an American documentary * ''Cruise'' (film), a 2018 romantic comedy film Geography * Cruise, Kentucky, a community in the United States * Cruises Creek, a stream in Kentucky Music * Cruise (band), a rock band from the former Soviet Union * Cruise (Akina Nakamori album), 1989 * ''Cruise'' (Whitehouse album), 2001 * "Cruise", a song by David Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vodka Cruiser
Vodka Cruiser is a brightly coloured vodka-based alcoholic drink, with an alcohol content of 5%.Sometimes described as an alcopop, this premixed drink is available in seventeen flavours, including guava, lemon, lime, passion fruit, pineapple, raspberry, and other flavors depending on location. The product originates from New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ..., and is produced by Asahi Breweries New Zealand, formerly Independent Liquor. These drinks normally come in 275 ml (9.3 oz) bottles, so each bottle contains slightly less alcohol than a standard shot. In New Zealand, Vodka Cruisers are also available in a 7% alcohol, premium formulation sold in cardboard packages containing 12 cans of 250 ml each. According to the package labeling, each can has an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pesticide Toxicity To Bees
Pesticides vary in their effects on bees. Contact pesticides are usually sprayed on plants and can kill bees when they crawl over sprayed surfaces of plants or other areas around it. Systemic pesticides, on the other hand, are usually incorporated into the soil or onto seeds and move up into the stem, leaves, nectar, and pollen of plants. Of contact pesticides, dust and wettable powder pesticides tend to be more hazardous to bees than solutions or emulsifiable concentrates. When a bee comes in contact with pesticides while foraging, the bee may die immediately without returning to the hive. In this case, the queen bee, brood, and nurse bees are not contaminated and the colony survives. Alternatively, the bee may come into contact with an insecticide and transport it back to the colony in contaminated pollen or nectar or on its body, potentially causing widespread colony death. Actual damage to bee populations is a function of toxicity and exposure of the compound, in combination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruiser (butterfly)
''Vindula'', commonly called cruisers, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae found in southeast Asia and Australia. These butterflies are dimorphic. Species Ordered alphabetically: * '' Vindula arsinoe'' (Cramer, 1777) – cruiser * '' Vindula dejone'' (Erichson, 1834) – Malay cruiser, lesser cruiserKirton, Laurence G. (2014). ''A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Peninsular Malayasia, Singapore and Thailand.'' Oxford: John Beaufoy Publ., p 77. * '' Vindula erota'' (Fabricius, 1793) – common cruiser * '' Vindula sapor'' (Godman & Salvin, 1888) References External links ''Vindula''at Tree of lifeImages representing ''Vindula''at Consortium for the Barcode of Life The Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) was an international initiative dedicated to supporting the development of DNA barcoding as a global standard for species identification. CBOL's Secretariat Office is hosted by the National Museum of ... Vagrant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domino Effect (Gotthard Album)
''Domino Effect'' is the eighth studio album released by the hard rock band Gotthard. The album peaked at #1 on the Swiss charts and was certified as Platinum for exceeding 30,000 sales. Track listing Domino Effect: Tour Edition Personnel ;Gotthard * Steve Lee – lead vocals *Leo Leoni – guitars and backing vocals *Freddy Scherer – guitars and backing vocals *Marc Lynn – bass *Hena Habegger – drums and percussion ;Additional musician *Nicolo Fragile – keyboards ;Special guests *Flavio Hochstrasser – additional backing vocals on tracks 3, 8, 11, 12, 13 and 14 *Danny Lee – additional backing vocals on tracks 8, 11, 12 and 13 *Ellen Ten Damme – additional backing vocals on tracks 3 and 11 *Anders Wikström – additional backing vocals on track 3 *Chunhe Gao – violins on track 4 *Ceck Formenti – trumpet on track 4 *Lino Rigamonti – accordion Accordions (from 19th-century German ''Akkordeon'', from ''Akkord''—"musical chord, concord of sounds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cruiser
''The Cruiser'' is a novel of war at sea by Warren Tute. It follows the story of HMS ''Antigone'', a fictional British of the Second World War named after the mythical Greek character Antigone In Greek mythology, Antigone ( ; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιγόνη) is the daughter of Oedipus and either his mother Jocasta or, in another variation of the myth, Euryganeia. She is a sister of Polynices, Eteocles, and Ismene.Roman, L., & Roma .... The novel paints a realistic picture of life on a cruiser in the late 1930s and early war years: the principal character is the ship herself, with many members of her crew (from the captain to the "three fat men of the sea") as supporting actors. The author had served on , a real ''Leander''-class cruiser, during the 1930s. Published in 1955, ''The Cruiser'' ran to three editions in a matter of weeks. HMS ''Antigone'' is not to be confused with HMS ''Antigone'' of the Nathaniel Drinkwater series by Richard Woodman. References Ott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruiser (song)
"Cruiser" is a song by American new wave band The Cars, from their 1981 album ''Shake It Up''. Background "Cruiser" was written by Cars songwriter and vocalist Ric Ocasek and sung by bassist-vocalist Benjamin Orr. Upon the release of ''Shake It Up'', "Cruiser" was singled out for some praise. The ''Bangor Daily News'', in an otherwise unenthusiastic review of ''Shake It Up'', cited "Cruiser" as a source of "real excitement". AllMusic reviewer Greg Prato describes the song as "rocking" and a highlight of the album. On the other hand, AllMusic critic Tim Sendra describes the song as "a pale version of a rocker from either of the first two albums." ''Daily Record'' critic Jim Bohen describes how drummer David Robinson "pounds his drums over the beat of the rhythm machine" to generate "dance floor dynamics." In addition to appearing on the album, "Cruiser" was released as the B-side of the single "Shake It Up". "Cruiser" was also included in the 1995 Cars compilation '' Just What I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unprotected Cruiser
An unprotected cruiser was a type of naval warship in use during the early 1870s Victorian or pre-dreadnought era (about 1880 to 1905). The name was meant to distinguish these ships from “protected cruisers”, which had become accepted in the 1880s. A protected cruiser did not have side armor on its hull like a battleship or “armored cruiser” but had only a curved armored deck built inside the ship — like an internal turtle shell — which prevented enemy fire penetrating through the ship down into the most critical areas such as machinery, boilers, and ammunition storage. An unprotected cruiser lacked even this level of internal protection. The definitions had some gray areas, because individual ships could be built with a protective deck that did not cover more than a small area of the ship, or was so thin as to be of little value. The same was true of the side armor on some armored cruisers. An unprotected cruiser was generally cheaper and less effective t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torpedo Gunboat
In late 19th-century naval terminology, torpedo gunboats were a form of gunboat armed with torpedoes and designed for hunting and destroying smaller torpedo boats. By the end of the 1890s torpedo gunboats were superseded by their more successful contemporaries, the torpedo boat destroyers. History A number of torpedo gunboats, the prototype ''Rattlesnake'' of 1886 followed by the ''Grasshopper'' class (of 3 vessels), the ''Sharpshooter'' class (13 vessels), the ''Alarm'' class (11 vessels) and the ''Dryad'' class (5 vessels), were built for the Royal Navy during the 1880s and the 1890s; similar vessels were also constructed or otherwise acquired by a number of European nations and Japan. Essentially very small cruisers, torpedo gunboats were typically fitted with locomotive boilers, and were equipped with torpedo tubes and an adequate gun armament, intended for hunting down smaller enemy torpedo boats. In practice they failed in their primary objective, as they were not fas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
