| Noun | 1. | cruise - an ocean trip taken for pleasure Synonyms: sail |
| Verb | 1. | cruise - drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure; "She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible" |
| 2. | cruise - travel at a moderate speed; "Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude" | |
| 3. | cruise - look for a sexual partner in a public place; "The men were cruising the park" | |
| 4. | cruise - sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; "We were cruising in the Caribbean" |
CRUISE, mar. law. A voyage or expedition in quest of vessels or fleets of
the enemy which may be expected to sail through any particular track of the
sea, at a certain season of the year the region in which these cruises are
performed is usually termed the rendezvous or cruising latitude.
2. When the ships employed for this purpose, which are accordingly
called cruisers, have arrived at the destined station, they traverse the
sea, backwards and forwards, under an easy sail, and within a limited space,
conjectured to be in the track of their expected adversaries. Wesk. Ins.
h.t.; Lex Merc. Rediv. 271, 284; Dougl. 11. 509; Park. Ins. 58; Marsh. Ins.
196, 199, 520; 2 Gallis. 268.