Cruise Definition
kro͝oz
cruised, cruises, cruising
verb
cruised, cruises, cruising
To sail from place to place, as for pleasure or in search of something.
Webster's New World
To make a cruising trip over (a wooded area)
Webster's New World
To go or move along, especially in an unhurried or unconcerned fashion.
American Heritage
To ride about in a similar manner.
A taxi cruises to pick up passengers.
Webster's New World
To move at the most efficient speed for sustained travel.
Webster's New World
noun
The action of cruising; esp., a cruising voyage by ship, often, specif., one taken for pleasure on a cruise ship.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A surname.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Cruise
Noun
Singular:
cruise
Plural:
cruisesOrigin of Cruise
Dutch kruisen to cross from kruis cross from Middle Dutch cruce from Latin crux cruc- cross
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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