cruise

(krūz)

v., cruised, cruis·ing, cruis·es.

v.intr.

1. 1. To sail or travel about, as for pleasure or reconnaissance.
   2. To go or move along, especially in an unhurried or unconcerned fashion: "A whole cache of babies . . . cruised imperiously in their strollers, propelled by their mothers or by pairs of grandmothers" (Anne Tyler).
2. To travel at a constant speed or at a speed providing maximum operating efficiency for a sustained period.
3. 1. Informal. To move leisurely about an area in the hope of discovering something: taxis cruising for fares.
   2. Slang. To look for a sexual partner, as in a public place.
4. To inspect a wooded area to determine its lumber yield.

v.tr.

1. To travel about or journey over.
2. Slang.
   1. To look in (a public area) for a sexual partner.
   2. To seek out and make a sexual overture to.
3. To inspect in order to determine lumber yield.

n.
The act or an instance of cruising, especially a sea voyage for pleasure.

[Dutch kruisen, to cross, from kruis, cross, from Middle Dutch cruce, from Latin crux, cruc-, cross.]

View more Cars & Vehicles videos

See Deployment.

IN BRIEF: A pleasure trip on a ship. Also: to move easily in a car, boat, or plane at a comfortable speed.

If it is your time, love will track you down like a cruise missile. — Lynda Barry.

Tutor's tip: "Crews" are workers on a boat trip, to "cruise" is to travel in a leisurely manner, the "crus" is part of the lower leg, while "cruse" is a small vessel designed to hold a liquid such as oil or water.

LearnThatWord.com is a free vocabulary and spelling program where you only pay for results!

i. Flight from the top of the climb to the top of the descent, carried out at speed and engine settings that result in fuel economy and a long engine life.
ii. A flight condition that permits an aircraft to operate smoothly and efficiently for a long period.
iii. When used in ATC (air traffic control) clearance, it means to authorize a pilot to conduct flight at any altitude from the minimum IFR (instrument flight rules) altitude up to and including the altitude specified in the clearance. The pilot may level off at any intermediate altitude within this block of airspace. Climb or descent within the block is to be made at the discretion of the pilot. However, once the pilot starts the descent and verbally reports leaving an altitude in the block, he or she may not return to that altitude without additional ATC clearance.

---

verb
verb, intr. and trans. orig US

To walk or drive about (the streets, etc.) in search of a sexual (esp. homosexual) partner. (1903 —) .
Times Literary Supplement Male metropolitan homosexuals...who cruise compulsively (1984). Hence cruiser, noun A person who does this. (1903 —) .

Previous:	cruet, cruel, crud
Next:	crumb, crumbly, crummy

For a list of words related to cruise, see:

• Aviation and Aerodynamics - cruise: (vb) maintain constant speed and altitude for period of time
• Seamanship and Port - cruise: pleasure voyage; (vb) sail from port to port
• Travel and Tourism - cruise: ocean trip on comfortable passenger ship
• Mood and Intent - cruise: move at controlled speed; wander about with little purpose
• Directions - cruise: be on one’s way; travel
• Flirtation, Dating, and Courting - cruise: (vb) Informal. travel about in search of sexual companionship

---

See words rhyming with "cruise."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Cruise.

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)

Common misspelling(s) of cruises

• crusies

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - tage på krydstogt, krydse, holde marchhastighed, køre rundt på må og få, vinde kapløb , gå rundt for at finde sexpartner
v. tr. - gå rundt for at finde sexpartner
n. - krydstogt

idioms:

• cruise missile    krydsermissil
• cruising speed    marchhastighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
pleziervaart, een cruise maken, gemakkelijk winnen, kruisen, op de versiertoer gaan (m.n. homoseksuelen), zomaar wat rijden/varen

Français (French)
v. intr. - faire une croisière (sur, en, le long de, aux abords de), (Aviat) voler à sa vitesse de croisière, (Aut) rouler à sa vitesse de croisière, réussir sans problème (un examen, etc), être en maraude (un taxi), draguer
v. tr. - faire une croisière, aller draguer, parcourir
n. - (Naut) croisière, navigation de plaisance, (Mil) missile de croisière

idioms:

• cruise missile    missile de croisière
• cruising speed    vitesse de croisière

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kreuzfahrt
v. - eine Kreuzfahrt machen, herumfahren, kreuzen

idioms:

• cruise missile    Marschflugkörper
• cruising speed    Reisegeschwindigkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κρουαζιέρα, κύλιση, τσούλημα, (στρατ.) αυτοκαθοδηγούμενος πύραυλος χαμηλής πτήσης
v. - θαλασσοπορώ, (δια)πλέω, κάνω θαλάσσιο ταξίδι αναψυχής, (μτφ.) περιφέρομαι ή περιέρχομαι (ασκόπως), κυλώ, τσουλώ (χωρίς ώθηση από κινητήρα κ.λπ.), (καθομ.) κινούμαι με μεγάλη ταχύτητα, πάω σφεντόνα, κερδίζω με άνεση, κάνω ψωνιστήρι

idioms:

• cruise missile    (στρατ.) αυτοκαθοδηγούμενος πύραυλος χαμηλής πτήσης
• cruising speed    υπηρεσιακή ταχύτητα, οικονομική ταχύτητα

Italiano (Italian)
crociera

idioms:

• cruise missile    missile da crociera
• cruising speed    velocità di crociera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cruzeiro (m)
v. - cruzar (o mar)

idioms:

• cruise missile    míssil (m) de cruzeiro
• cruising speed    velocidade (f) de cruzeiro

Русский (Russian)
плавание, круиз

idioms:

• cruise missile    крылатая ракета
• cruising speed    общая скорость

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - viajar en barco
v. tr. - viajar en barco
n. - viaje por mar, crucero

idioms:

• cruise missile    misil de crucero
• cruising speed    velocidad de crucero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kryssning
v. - kryssa, ligga till sjöss, vara på kryssning, köra i lagom fart, vara ute o ragga (sl.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
巡游, 巡航, 巡航于, 缓慢巡行于, 航游于, 慢速行驶于, 漫游, 巡弋

idioms:

• cruise missile    巡弋飞弹
• cruising speed    车速, 航速

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 巡遊, 巡航
v. tr. - 巡航於, 緩慢巡行於, 航遊於, 慢速行駛於
n. - 巡航, 漫遊, 巡弋

idioms:

• cruise missile    巡弋飛彈
• cruising speed    車速, 航速

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 지역을 순항하다, 돌아다니다
v. tr. - 순항하다, 여자나 남자를 찾아 다니다
n. - 순항 , 선박여행

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 巡洋, 漫歩, クルーズ
v. - 巡航する, 流す, 歩きまわる, 森林地を踏査する, ゆっくり走る, 踏査する

idioms:

• cruise missile    巡航ミサイル

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نزهه بحريه (فعل) قام بجوله في البحر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נע במהירות בינונית, ניצח במירוץ, שט ללא מטרה ברורה, חיפש בן זוג בבארים (הומוסקסואליים)‬
v. tr. - ‮חיפש בן זוג בבארים (הומוסקסואליים)‬
n. - ‮הפלגה, שיוט, שייט, טיול בספינה‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.