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cruise

  • noun
  • kro͞oz

A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.

Other meanings

  1. Portion of aircraft travel at a constant airspeed and altitude between ascent and descent phases.

  2. A car enthusiasts' event where they drive their vehicles in a group.

Synonyms

  • sail

Example sentences

  • “They took a sunset cruise along the coastline.”

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Word history

From Latin "crux".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “cruise” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.