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verb (used without object)

to sail about on a pleasure trip.

to sail about, as a warship patrolling a body of water.

to travel about without a particular purpose or destination.

to fly, drive, or sail at a constant speed that permits maximum operating efficiency for sustained travel.

to travel at a moderately fast, easily controllable speed: cruising along the highway enjoying the scenery.

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to travel about slowly, looking for customers or for something demanding attention: Taxis and police cars cruise in the downtown area.

to go or travel (often followed by over): Let's cruise over to my house after the concert.

Informal. to go about on the streets or in public areas in search of a sexual partner.

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verb (used with object)

to cruise in (a specified area): patrol cars cruising the neighborhood; to cruise the Caribbean.

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Informal.

to move slowly through or visit (a street, park, bar, etc.) in search of a sexual partner.

to make sexual overtures to; attempt to arouse the sexual interest of.

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to inspect (a tract of forest) for the purpose of estimating lumber potential.

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noun

12.

the act of cruising.

13.

a pleasure voyage on a ship, usually with stops at various ports.

Origin:
1645–55; < Dutch kruisen to cross, cruise, derivative of kruis cross

Related forms

cruis·ing·ly, adverb

Example Sentences

With cruise bookings on the upswing, bargains are harder to come by this year.

Let him drop you off and cruise around town peeking at things.

European shipbuilders dominate the world market for luxury cruise ships.

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With cruise bookings on the upswing, bargains are harder to come by this year.

Let him drop you off and cruise around town peeking at things.

European shipbuilders dominate the world market for luxury cruise ships.

The cruise ship is a floating resort, complete with an onboard surf simulator.

Cruise control-which keeps a vehicle at a constant speed-has been around for decades.

Bermuda's tourist trade is thriving, and it's a regular stop on many cruise ship itineraries.

Kayakers cruise down both forks in the river, a few tricky dips on the north fork spicing things up for onlookers.

Lockheed tells me: technical definition of super cruise is sustained supersonic speed without use of an afterburner.

If you've ever considered taking a cruise vacation, now may be the time to try it.

Otherwise, you might as well send your children on a four-year cruise.

For many fans, cruise ships will supply both accommodation and transport.

In summer, kayak the marshes or take an educational cruise.

Add take off and cruise and it's good it's fast as it is not going to be up long.

One of the maritime changes after this disaster, which you can still see in the mandatory lifeboat drill on today's cruise ships.

Cruise by for surf photography, sculpture, and contemporary surf art.

Over the decades, they've tried everything from fortified sandbars to mammoth cruise ships.

Several cruise lines will be making new stops this year, and others are adding activities and amenities.

The sea battle between the world's three biggest cruise lines steamed ahead.

Cruise ships dock here regularly, spilling hundreds of tourists onto the main waterfront boulevard.

Swim or row ashore and cruise through the old military barracks.

And they give you ample time to do the relaxing and fun stuff that makes going on a cruise worthwhile.

When the cruise boat lurched to one side and then slowly capsized, the room became a sealed container.

Walk down any high street or cruise any shopping mall and it is hard to find a store that is not begging for workers.

Radar-equipped cruise control allows vehicles to adjust their speed automatically in traffic.

Punters who cruise red-light districts will be vigorously prosecuted and publicly shamed.

Taiwan has been working for several years to develop supersonic cruise missiles that could hit mainland targets.

Cruise missiles and jet fighters work against fixed targets, concentrations of forces or heavy weapons on open ground.

We live in an area that profits from cruise missile sales from property taxes and income taxes.

These sleek swimmers cruise the chilly waters and feed on.

Thus, they can cruise straight into a nucleus, unimpeded by electromagnetic forces.

But since it's a stealth cruise missile, you might.

Cruise to pristine islands and walk among colonies of animals and birds unfazed by your presence.

Even when pedestrians have the right away, drivers cruise through right-on-red-lights without even slowing down.

But since it's a stealth cruise missile, you might not ever.

But in recent months the cruise industry's vocabulary has.

The company envisages modules ranging from rural hospitals and disaster-relief centres to luxury airborne cruise ships.

So far, the size of squid and maturity states are reminiscent of last year's cruise.

As mighty as glaciers look from the deck of a cruise ship, they are surprisingly fragile.

If your goal is to cruise around the local harbor and check out the sea lions, this is your craft.

It has been a bad week to take a cruise in exotic places.

Airlines, hotels and cruise ships have all suffered from four years.

They'll cruise around the planet, probing and imaging rocks and soils for liquid clues.

It is expensive to get there and go on a small yacht cruise but worth every single penny.

But the cruise came close to disaster several times.

Cruise lines are in the business of giving their guests a good time, so they've all got something going for them.

Should keep a wary eye on the growing cruise business.

Luxury models have features such as adaptive cruise control that keeps drivers from hitting the car in front.

Cruise through the sand dunes and wildflowers with our interactive road-trip map.

We were exploring the kitchen, trying to find a way to escape this deathtrap of a cruise liner, when suddenly.

Cruise and freight ships are common sights in this water-bound city.

Both the endurance and the cruise speed have yet to be.

But these strikes, unlike the cruise missiles of the past, shouldn't be merely symbolic.

Americans expecting their security alliance to cruise along as normal should take note.

If you have automatic cruise control, it's not extremely often you have to jump into the fray.

It is stock options that are the laser-guided cruise missiles in this war.

Even if they can't get you behind the wheel of a fighter jet, a cruise ship or a.

When all the problems have been worked out and things are in cruise control mode, the firm can outsource.

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noun

Tom (Thomas Cruise Mapother, 4th

), born 1962, U.S. film actor.

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World English Dictionary

cruise (kruːz)

—vb
1.	(intr) to make a trip by sea in a liner for pleasure, usually calling at a number of ports
2.	to sail or travel over (a body of water) for pleasure in a yacht, cruiser, etc
3.	(intr) to search for enemy vessels in a warship
4.	(intr) (of a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel) to travel at a moderate and efficient speed
5.	informal (intr) to search the streets or other public places for a sexual partner

—n
6.	an act or instance of cruising, esp a trip by sea

[C17: from Dutch kruisen to cross, from cruiscross; related to French croiser to cross, cruise, Spanish cruzar, German kreuzen]

Cruise (kruːz)

—n
	Tom. original name Thomas Cruise Mapother. born 1962, US film actor; his films include Risky Business (1983), Top Gun (1986), Jerry Maguire (1989), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), and War of the Worlds (2005)

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Word Origin & History

cruise

1650s, from Du. kruisen "to cross, sail to and fro," from kruis "cross," from L. crux.

Slang Dictionary

cruise definition

in.
to travel at top speed. : This old caddy can really cruise.
in.
to drive around looking for friends or social activity. : We went out cruising but didn't see anybody.
tv.
to pursue a member of the opposite sex. : Tom was cruising Tiffany, but she got rid of him.
in.
to move on; to leave. : Time to cruise. Monty Python's on in ten minutes.
in.
to move through life at a comfortable pace. : I'm cruising just the way I want now.
tv.
to pass a course easily. : I'm gonna cruise that math course.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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