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cruise
/kɹuz/
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What does cruise mean?
noun
- A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.
- Portion of aircraft travel at a constant airspeed and altitude between ascent and descent phases.
- (informal) A period spent in the Marine Corps.
More meanings (14)
noun
- A car enthusiasts' event where they drive their vehicles in a group.
- (slang) A period of reducing the dosage of PEDs instead of cycling them off as opposed to a full-dosed cycle (blast).
- A small cup; cruse.
verb
- To sail about, especially for pleasure.
- To travel at constant speed for maximum operating efficiency.
- To move about an area leisurely in the hope of discovering something, or looking for custom.
- To inspect (forest land) for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.
- To actively seek a romantic partner or casual sexual partner by moving about a particular area; to troll.
- To attempt to pick up as a casual sexual partner; hit on
- To walk while holding on to an object (stage in development of ambulation, typically occurring at 10 months).
- To win easily and convincingly.
- To take part in a cruise (car enthusiasts' event where they drive their vehicles in a group).
- (slang) To have a period of reducing the dosage of PEDs instead of cycling them off as opposed to going through a full-dosed cycle (blast).
proper noun
- A surname from Anglo-Norman.
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IPA pronunciation
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In spite of the terrors of Rhu Reay, the cruise was persevered in and brought to an end under happier conditions.
He spent three summers and one winter in the Antarctic, acting as colour photographer during the final cruise of the 'Aurora'.
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My patience was extremely useful to me, for the cruise altogether endured some forty days, and that in the midst of winter.
We have another cruise to make to Tierra del Fuego next summer, and then our voyage round the world will really commence.
So he and Speke set out on a cruise northward in a crazy old Arab "beden" with ragged sails and worm-eaten timbers.