See Also: CRUISE, mar(law)
cruise(1)(dictionary)
cruise(2)(dictionary)
Cruise, Tom(encyclopedia)
Cruise travel(tourism)
cruise ship(dictionary)
cruise missile(dictionary)
cruise liner(dictionary)
cruise control(dictionary)
cruise 2, noun(dictionary)

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cruise verb. [kru:z] M17.
[Prob. from Dutch kruisen to cross, from kruis CROSS noun.]
verb intrans. & trans. Sail to and fro (over), esp. for the protection of shipping or for pleasure; sail for pleasure making for no particular place or calling at a series of places. M17.
J. Conrad The Amelia was cruising off the peninsula. Nature He cruised the waters of Newfoundland and Northern Labrador in a small sailboat and in a kayak..on vacations with his family.
verb intrans. & trans. transf. Walk or travel about making for no particular place or calling at a series of places (in); esp. (of a vehicle or driver) drive around at random, esp. slowly when patrolling, looking for passengers, etc.; walk or drive around looking for amusement, a sexual partner, etc. L17.
A. Hailey She continued to cruise the district in her sports convertible. H. Carpenter The habit of 'cruising'picking up boys for casual sex. Times As the taxi drivers cruise Islamic streets, they listen to cassettes of the latest American disco hits.
verb intrans. & trans. Forestry. Search (forest land) for saleable timber; search for (such timber). (Earlier in CRUISER 2.) Chiefly US. E20.
verb intrans. (Of an aircraft, motor vehicle, etc.) travel comfortably and economically at less than top speed; transf. & fig. move at a comfortable speed, progress easily. E20.
C. A. Lindbergh If the Spirit of St. Louis can cruise at 1750 r.p.m. with this load, I have more than enough fuel to reach Paris. Which? Even on motorways they will cruise happily at 70 mph. Times Prideaux Boy cruised up to the leaders on the home turn.
Comb.: cruising radius, cruising range, the maximum distance that the fuel capacity of a ship or aircraft will allow it to travel and return at cruising speed; cruising speed the best economic travelling speed for a ship, aircraft, or vehicle.