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Cruise (kr&usuml_;s), n. See Cruse, a small bottle.
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Cruise (kr&usuml_;z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cruised (kr&usuml_;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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&hand_; 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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Cruise, v. t. 1. To cruise over or about.
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2. (Forestry) To explore with reference to capacity for the production of lumber; as, to cruise a section of land.
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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.
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