cruise has definitions from the fields of nautical,transportation,work,sexuality
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[ verb ] (transportation) drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure

Examples

"She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible"

Used in print

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

While she was thus engaged , McFeeley questioned her about her whereabouts the previous day , any recollections she had of people hanging_around , of overcurious delivery_boys or repairmen , of strange cars cruising the neighborhood .

Related terms

travel driving

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[ verb ] travel at a moderate speed

Examples

"Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude"

Used in print

(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)

The spraying operation was conducted from the rear deck of a small Naval vessel , cruising two miles off-shore and vertical to an on-shore breeze .

Related terms

travel stooge air_travel

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[ verb ] (nautical,work,transportation) drive leisurely

Related terms

drive voyage cabin_cruiser

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[ verb ] (nautical,transportation) go on a cruise

Related terms

voyage

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[ verb ] (sexuality) look for a sexual partner in a public place

Examples

"The men were cruising the park"

Related terms

search

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 7221
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[ noun ] (nautical,transportation) an ocean trip taken for pleasure

Synonyms

sail

Related terms

ocean_trip voyage

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