巡洋舰 Traditional form: 巡洋艦 Pinyin (reading): xúnyángjiàn Definitions: cruiser (warship) battle cruiser Characters: 巡 - to cruise, to inspect, to patrol 洋 - sea, ocean; western, foreign 舰 - warship Traditional characters: 巡 - to cruise, to inspect, to patrol 洋 - sea, ocean; western, foreign 艦 - warship