CRUISE

cruise, sail

(noun) an ocean trip taken for pleasure

cruise

(verb) sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; “We were cruising in the Caribbean”

cruise

(verb) travel at a moderate speed; “Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude”

cruise

(verb) drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure; “She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible”

cruise

(verb) look for a sexual partner in a public place; “The men were cruising the park”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

cruise (plural cruises)

A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.

(aeronautics) Portion of aircraft travel at a constant airspeed and altitude between ascent and descent phases.

(US, military, informal) A period spent in the Marine Corps.

Verb

cruise (third-person singular simple present cruises, present participle cruising, simple past and past participle cruised)

(intransitive) To sail about, especially for pleasure.

(intransitive) To travel at constant speed for maximum operating efficiency.

(transitive) To move about an area leisurely in the hope of discovering something, or looking for custom.

(ambitransitive, forestry) To inspect (forest land) for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.

(transitive, colloquial) To actively seek a romantic partner or casual sexual partner by moving about a particular area; to troll.

(intransitive, child development) To walk while holding on to an object (stage in development of ambulation, typically occurring at 10 months).

(intransitive, sports) To win easily and convincingly.

Anagrams

• crusie, curies

Proper noun

Cruise

A surname.

Anagrams

• crusie, curies

Source: Wiktionary

Cruise (krs), n.

Definition: See Cruse, a small bottle.

Cruise (krz), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cruised (krzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cruising.] Etym: [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 aent to cruise near the isle of Bute. Macualay. 'Mid sands, and rocks, and storms to cruise for pleasure. Young.

2. To wander hither and thither on land. [Colloq.]

Cruise, n.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition