Cruise
Definition of Cruise
Pronunciation: krųz | n. | 1. | See Cruse, a small bottle. | | v. i. | 1. | | | 1. | 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. | | 2. | To wander hither and thither on land. | | 3. | (Forestry) To inspect forest land for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield. | | 4. | To travel primarily for pleasure, or without any fixed purpose, rather than with the main goal of reaching a particular destination. | | v. t. | 1. | To cruise over or about. | | 2. | (Forestry) To explore with reference to capacity for the production of lumber; as, to cruise a section of land. | | n. | 1. | 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. | | 2. | 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. |
Related Words
aeroplane, airlift, airplane, balloon, be airborne, boat, campaign, canoe, carry sail, circumnavigate, coast, course, cross, crossing, drift, fare, ferry, flit, fly, glide, globe-trot, go abroad, go by ship, go on safari, go on shipboard, go overseas, go to sea, hit the trail, hop, hover, hydroplane, jaunt, jet, journey, leg, make a journey, make a passage, make a pilgrimage, make a trip, motorboat, navigate, ocean trip, passage, peregrinate, pilgrim, pilgrimage, ply, range the world, row, rubberneck, run, sail, sail round, sail the sea, sailplane, scull, sea trip, seafare, seaplane, shakedown cruise, sight-see, soar, steam, steamboat, take a trip, take a voyage, take the air, take the road, take wing, tour, travel, traverse, trek, volplane, voyage, wayfare, wing, yacht
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