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).

Synonyms

sail

voyage

travel

cruising

sailing

patrol

tour

trip

leave

navigation

journey

motor

navigate

passage

ramble

range

reconnoitre

ride

roam

round trip

rove

run

shave

tool

traipse

tramp

traverse

trek

walk

🚶

wander

swim about

survey cruise

make a tour

tool around

circumnavigate

pleasure cruising

circumnavigation

cruise missile

drift

drive

drive around

flight

✈️

inspect

joyride

march

mosey

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 .