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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
cruise
n 1: an ocean trip taken for pleasure [syn: cruise, sail]
v 1: drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure;
"She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible"
2: travel at a moderate speed; "Please keep your seat belt
fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude"
3: look for a sexual partner in a public place; "The men were
cruising the park"
4: sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or
sightseeing; "We were cruising in the Caribbean"
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Cruise \Cruise\ (kr[udd]s), n.
See Cruse, a small bottle.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Cruise \Cruise\, v. t.
1. To cruise over or about.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. (Forestry) To explore with reference to capacity for the
production of lumber; as, to cruise a section of land.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Cruise \Cruise\ (kr[udd]z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cruised
(kr[udd]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cruising.] [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.]
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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.
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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.
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Ships of war were sent to cruise near the isle of
Bute. --Macaulay.
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'Mid sands, and rocks, and storms to cruise for
pleasure. --Young.
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2. To wander hither and thither on land. [Colloq.]
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3. (Forestry) To inspect forest land for the purpose of
estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.
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4. 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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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Cruise \Cruise\, 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.
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He feigned a compliance with some of his men, who
were bent upon going a cruise to Manilla. --Dampier.
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2. 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.
[PJC]
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6. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) |
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
sea, at a certain season of the year the region in which these cruises are
performed is usually termed the rendezvous or cruising latitude.
2. When the ships employed for this purpose, which are accordingly
called cruisers, have arrived at the destined station, they traverse the
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.
h.t.; Lex Merc. Rediv. 271, 284; Dougl. 11. 509; Park. Ins. 58; Marsh. Ins.
196, 199, 520; 2 Gallis. 268.
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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