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noun

Cruise n. See Cruse, a small bottle.

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."

Hence: A voyage aboard a ship, in which the activities on the ship itself form a major objective of the voyage; used particularly of vacation voyages, or voyages during which some special activity occurs on board the ship, such as a series of seminars.

verb

Cruise v. t.

To cruise over or about.

(Forestry) To explore with reference to capacity for the production of lumber; as, to cruise a section of land.

Cruise v. i. (past & past part. cruised; pres. part. cruising)

To sail back and forth on the ocean; to sail, as for the protection 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 pirate 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." "'Mid sands, and rocks, and storms to cruise for pleasure."

To wander hither and thither on land. (Colloq.)

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

To travel primarily for pleasure, or without any fixed purpose, rather than with the main goal of reaching a particular destination. "To cruise the streets of town, looking for an interesting party to crash."

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Etymology of 'Cruise'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Cruise" Quotes from Famous Books

... had been light all night, and the Ione had made little progress; but as the morning broke a breeze sprang up from the northward, and she hauled in a little to fetch the easternmost of the islands, among which she was about to cruise. A Greek pilot had been taken on board on the Zone's first entering the Archipelago. He was a clever old fellow, and he undertook to carry the ship in safety through all the dangers with which ...

— The Pirate of the Mediterranean - A Tale of the Sea • W.H.G. Kingston

... gentlemen," said 'Hamilton, "that we are bound simply on a pleasure cruise. I was not willing that a German raider should interfere with the prescription of an ocean voyage ordered by, my ...

— The Boy Allies with Uncle Sams Cruisers • Ensign Robert L. Drake

... more to tell about our trip to Catskill Landing, but you just wait, and there'll be a lot to tell you about our cruise down again. Don't be in a hurry—just you wait. More haste, less speed. But take it from me, you don't get much speed out of a house-boat. A house-boat belongs to the merry-go-round family, ...

— Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp • Percy Keese Fitzhugh

... to miss a thing," agreed Chunky solemnly. "I see I've been missing a great deal lately. I don't propose to miss another thing as long as I'm out on this cruise." ...

— The Pony Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers • Frank Gee Patchin

... our little craft from the crowded deck of the other boat. Sometimes a very distinguished person or two is aboard the yacht with our little company, personages known to the Bey, who having arrived on the passenger-boat, accept invitations for a cruise around the island, or to dine aboard the yacht as she rides at anchor before the town. But the advent of the " Americanish Velocipediste " and his glistening machine, a wonderful thing that Prinkipo never saw the like of before, creates a genuine sensation, and becomes the subject of ...

— Around the World on a Bicycle V1 • Thomas Stevens

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