cruise

Meaning

Noun

1. A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.
2. Portion of aircraft travel at a constant airspeed and altitude between ascent and descent phases.
3. (informal) A period spent in the Marine Corps.
4. A car enthusiasts' event where they drive their vehicles in a group. See Cruising (driving).
5. (slang) A period of reducing the dosage of PEDs instead of cycling them off as opposed to a full-dosed cycle (blast).

Verb

1. To sail about, especially for pleasure.
2. To travel at constant speed for maximum operating efficiency.
3. To move about an area leisurely in the hope of discovering something, or looking for custom.
4. To inspect (forest land) for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.
5. (colloquial) To actively seek a romantic partner or casual sexual partner by moving about a particular area; to troll.
6. (colloquial) To attempt to pick up as a casual sexual partner; hit on
7. To walk while holding on to an object (stage in development of ambulation, typically occurring at 10 months).
8. To win easily and convincingly.
9. To take part in a cruise (car enthusiasts' event where they drive their vehicles in a group).
10. (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).

Concepts

cruise

sail

voyage

travel

tour

sailing

cruising

patrol

trip

navigation

leave

journey

drift

mosey

ramble

range

roam

rove

traipse

tramp

traverse

trek

walk

wander

reconnoitre

navigate

survey cruise

cruise missile

swim about

circumnavigation

circumnavigate

make a tour

round trip

drive

drive around

joyride

motor

ride

shave

tool

tool around

run

flight

passage

march

inspect

pleasure cruising

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɹuːz/

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kruisen (“cross, sail around”), from kruis (“cross”), from Middle Dutch cruce, from Latin crux.

Sentences

For the first KdF trips , the German cruise companies mostly chartered older passenger ships .