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cruise
[krooz] 
verb, cruised, cruis⋅ing, noun –verb (used without object)
| 1. | to sail about on a pleasure trip. |
| 2. | to sail about, as a warship patrolling a body of water. |
| 3. | to travel about without a particular purpose or destination. |
| 4. | to fly, drive, or sail at a constant speed that permits maximum operating efficiency for sustained travel. |
| 5. | to travel at a moderately fast, easily controllable speed: cruising along the highway enjoying the scenery. |
| 6. | to travel about slowly, looking for customers or for something demanding attention: Taxis and police cars cruise in the downtown area. |
| 7. | to go or travel (often fol. by over): Let's cruise over to my house after the concert. |
| 8. | Informal. to go about on the streets or in public areas in search of a sexual partner. |
–verb (used with object)
| 9. | to cruise in (a specified area): patrol cars cruising the neighborhood; to cruise the Caribbean. |
| 10. | Informal.
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| 11. | to inspect (a tract of forest) for the purpose of estimating lumber potential. |
–noun
| 12. | the act of cruising. |
| 13. | a pleasure voyage on a ship, usually with stops at various ports. |
Related forms:
cruis⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
Cruise
[krooz] –noun
Tom (Thomas Cruise Mapother, 4th ), born 1962, U.S. film actor. |
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| cruise (krōōz) v. cruised, cruis·ing, cruis·es v. intr.
[Dutch kruisen, to cross, from kruis, cross, from Middle Dutch cruce, from Latin crux, cruc-, cross.] |
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Cruise
Cruise\ (kr[udd]s), n. See Cruse, a small bottle.Cruise
Cruise\ (kr[udd]z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cruised (kr[udd]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cruising.] [D. kruisen to move crosswise or in a zigzag, to cruise, fr. kruis cross, fr. OF. crois, croiz, F. croix, or directly fr. OF. croisier, F. croiser, to cross, cruise, fr. crois a cross. See Cross.]1. To sail back and forth on the ocean; to sail, as for the potection of commerce, in search of an enemy, for plunder, or for pleasure. Note: A ship cruises in any particular sea or ocean; as, in the Baltic or in the Atlantic. She cruises off any cape; as, off the Lizard; off Ushant. She cruises on a coast; as, on the coast of Africa. A priate cruises to seize vessels; a yacht cruises for the pleasure of the owner. Ships of war were sent to cruise near the isle of Bute. --Macaulay. 'Mid sands, and rocks, and storms to cruise for pleasure. --Young. 2. To wander hither and thither on land. [Colloq.]Cruise
Cruise\, n. A voyage made in various directions, as of an armed vessel, for the protection of other vessels, or in search of an enemy; a sailing to and fro, as for exploration or for pleasure. He feigned a compliance with some of his men, who were bent upon going a cruise to Manilla. --Dampier.Cruise
Cruise\, v. i. (Forestry) To inspect forest land for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.Cruise
Cruise\, v. t. 1. To cruise over or about. 2. (Forestry) To explore with reference to capacity for the production of lumber; as, to cruise a section of land.
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Language Translation for : cruise
Spanish:
hacer un crucero,
German:
eine Vergnügungsfahrt machen,
Japanese:
遊覧の航海をする
cruise
1651, from Du. kruisen "to cross, sail to and fro," from kruis "cross," from L. crux. In the naval sense, cruiser is 1679; in 18c. commonly applied to privateers; of police cars, 1929.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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