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Noun: light cruiser
  1. A type of small- or medium-sized warship that carried armour in the same way as an armoured cruiser: a protective belt and deck.
    "After 1930, most naval powers concentrated on building light cruisers since they had already built up to the maximum limitations allowed under the Washington treaty."

Type of: cruiser

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