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CRUISE, mar (law)


CRUISE, mar. law. A voyage or expedition in quest of vessels or fleets of the enemy which may be expected to sail through any particular track of the the enemy which may be expected to sail through any particular track of the sea, at a certain season of the year the region in which these cruises are sea, at a certain season of the year the region in which these cruises are performed is usually termed the rendezvous or cruising latitude. performed is usually termed the rendezvous or cruising latitude. 2. When the ships employed for this purpose, which are accordingly 2. When the ships employed for this purpose, which are accordingly called cruisers, have arrived at the destined station, they traverse the called cruisers, have arrived at the destined station, they traverse the sea, backwards and forwards, under an easy sail, and within a limited space, sea, backwards and forwards, under an easy sail, and within a limited space, conjectured to be in the track of their expected adversaries. Wesk. Ins. conjectured to be in the track of their expected adversaries. Wesk. Ins. h.t.; Lex Merc. Rediv. 271, 284; Dougl. 11. 509; Park. Ins. 58; Marsh. Ins. h.t.; Lex Merc. Rediv. 271, 284; Dougl. 11. 509; Park. Ins. 58; Marsh. Ins. 196, 199, 520; 2 Gallis. 268. 196, 199, 520; 2 Gallis. 268.