battle cruiser; battle
noun
1
a public house. Rhyming slang for BOOZER, sometimes expanded to 'battle and cruiser' UK, 1960.
2
an aggressive, 'mannish' lesbian US, 1982.
3
a formidable older woman. As with BATTLESHIP this seems to play on OLD BAT, but possibly with a rhyming slang influence: 'battle-cruiser' from BRUISER (a rugged physical specimen) UK, 1984