cruise : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cruise	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for cruise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cruise n an ocean trip taken for pleasure Synonym(s): cruise, sail v drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure; "She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible" travel at a moderate speed; "Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude" look for a sexual partner in a public place; "The men were cruising the park" sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; "We were cruising in the Caribbean"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cruise \Cruise\, v. t. 1. To cruise over or about. 2. (Forestry) To explore with reference to capacity for the production of lumber; as, to cruise a section of land.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cruise \Cruise\, v. i. (Forestry) To inspect forest land for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cruise \Cruise\, n. 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. He feigned a compliance with some of his men, who were bent upon going a cruise to Manilla. --Dampier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cruise \Cruise\ (kr[udd]s), n. See {Cruse}, a small bottle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cruise \Cruise\ (kr[udd]z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cruised} (kr[udd]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}.] 1. To sail back and forth on the ocean; to sail, as for the potection of commerce, in search of an enemy, for plunder, or for pleasure. Note: 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 priate cruises to seize vessels; a yacht cruises for the pleasure of the owner. Ships of war were sent to cruise near the isle of Bute. --Macaulay. 'Mid sands, and rocks, and storms to cruise for pleasure. --Young. 2. To wander hither and thither on land. [Colloq.]