ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Cruise

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /kɹuːz/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Cruise is a noun meaning A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.

Meaning

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

(aeronautics) Portion of aircraft travel at a constant airspeed and altitude between ascent and descent phases.
(US, military, informal) A period spent in the Marine Corps.
A car enthusiasts' event where they drive their vehicles in a group.
(bodybuilding, slang) A period of reducing the dosage of PEDs instead of cycling them off as opposed to a full-dosed cycle (blast).
(intransitive) To sail about, especially for pleasure.
(intransitive) To travel at constant speed for maximum operating efficiency.
(transitive) To move about an area leisurely in the hope of discovering something, or looking for custom.

Near-synonym: car show

I ended my cruise of four years in the Marine Corps at the first Officers' Training Camp for enlisted men at Quantico […]

I saw you cruise that white guy over there. The one with the wavy hair (yeah). I cruised him too, but I couldn't get through.

He departed with the Naniwa and the Hashidate²⁰ for a two day cruise, skirting the Wuchiu and Hui Ch’uan Islands and the shore of Fukien Province.

Depending on context, synonyms include sail.

Related dictionary entries include sail, cruiser, ship, voyage, boat, shipment.

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