cruise (kr z)v. cruised, cruis·ing, cruis·es v.intr. 1. a. To sail or travel about, as for pleasure or reconnaissance. b. 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. a. Informal To move leisurely about an area in the hope of discovering something: taxis cruising for fares. b. 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 a. To look in (a public area) for a sexual partner. b. 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.] |
cruise
Noun
a sail taken for pleasure, stopping at various places
Verb
[cruising, cruised]
1. to sail about from place to place for pleasure
2. (of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship) to travel at a moderate and efficient speed
3. to proceed steadily or easily: they cruised into the final of the qualifying competition [Dutch kruisen to cross]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  cruise - an ocean trip taken for pleasure ocean trip, voyage - an act of traveling by water |
| Verb | 1. | cruise - drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure; "She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible" driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal |
| 2. | cruise - travel at a moderate speed; "Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude" air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" stooge - cruise in slow or routine flights | |
| 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
Translations
cruise [kruːz] n → Kreuzfahrt f
vi (ship) → kreuzen;
(car) → (mit Dauergeschwindigkeit) fahren;
(aircraft) → (mit Reisegeschwindigkeit) fliegen;
(taxi) → gemächlich fahren
v cruise [kruːz]
1 to sail for pleasure We're going cruising in the Mediterranean. bootvaart يَطوف في البَحر للتَّنَزُّه пътувам по море plavit se, projíždět se tage på krydstogt; tage på sejltur eine Vergnügungsfahrt machen κάνω κρουαζιέρα hacer un crucero ristlema گشت زدن برای تفریح risteillä être en croisière לַשׁוּט समुद्र विहार करना krstarenje tengeren utazik pelayaran pesiar sigla um fare una crociera 遊覧の航海をする (유람선 등이) 항행하다 plaukioti doties jūras braucienā belayar een pleziervaart maken dra på cruise/sjøreise/tokt żeglować fazer um cruzeiro a face o croazieră совершать круиз plaviť sa križariti krstariti kryssa [] ล่องเรือ gemi yolculuğu yapmak 航游 здійснювати морську подорож سمندرى سير كرنا đi chơi biển bằng tàu thuỷ 巡航
2 to go at a steady, comfortable speed The plane is cruising at an altitude of 10,000 metres. kruis تَطير الطيّاره بِسُرعَة ثابته летя с крайцерска скорост jet rovnoměrnou rychlostí holde marchhastighed; bevæge sig roligt mit Reisegeschwindigkeit fliegen/fahren ταξιδεύω με σταθερή ταχύτητα ir a velocidad de crucero reisikiirusega edasi liikuma با سرعت بهینه حرکت کردن lentää matkanopeutta vitesse de croisière aller à sa לְשָיֵיט सामान्य चाल में चलना ravnomjerno letjeti cirkál menjelajah aka, fljúga eða sigla á jöfnum hraða velocità di crociera andare a 巡航速度で進む 순항하다 judėti neskubant kreisēt meluncur kruisen ha en marsjfart/cruisefart (på) pruć deslocar-se a se deplasa la viteză de croazieră лететь с крейсерской скоростью letieť (predpísanou rýchlosťou) potovati putovati stabilnom brzinom köra i lagom fart, hålla marschfart เคลื่อนไปเรื่อย ๆ ด้วยความเร็วสม่ำเสมอ seyir hızında yol almak 以穩定的速度行進 крейсувати تيز يا مناسب رفتار سے جانا chạy với tốc độ vừa phải （飞机）用巡航速度飞行
n
a voyage from place to place made for pleasure and relaxation They went on a cruise. bootvaart, plesiervaart, boottog رِحْلَـة سياحيّـه، جوْلة بَحْريّـه круиз (zábavní) plavba krydstogt; sejltur die Vergnügungsfahrt κρουαζιέρα crucero ristlus, merereis سفر دریایی تفریحی risteily croisière שָׁייִט समुद्री यात्रा kružno putovanje tengeri utazás (pihenés céljából) pesiar skemmtisigling crociera 遊覧航海 순항 kruizas, kelionė jūra jūras brauciens bercuti pleziervaart cruise, sjøreise, tokt rejs, wycieczka morska cruzeiro croazieră круиз zábavná plavba križarjenje krstarenje kryssning การล่องเรือ gemi yolculuğu 巡遊，航游 морська подорож سمندرى سفر lái xe đi dạo 巡游
n cruiser
1 a high-speed battleship. kruiser, plesierboot طَرّاده кръстосвач křižník krydser der Kreuzer καταδρομικό crucero ristleja کشتی نظامی سریع risteilijä croiseur סָיֵרֶת, סְפִינַת קְרָב तीव्रगामी युद्ध पोत krstarica cirkáló kapal penjelajah beitiskip, hraðskreitt herskip incrociatore 巡洋艦 순양함 kreiseris kreiseris kapal perang berkelajuan tinggi kruiser krysser krążownik cruzador crucişător крейсер krížnik križarka krstarica kryssare เรือรบความเร็วสูง kruvazör 巡洋艦 крейсер تيز رو جنگی جهاز tuần dương hạm 巡洋舰
2 (alsoˈcabin-cruiser) a motor yacht with living quarters. plesierboot يخْت ذو مُحرّك моторница motorová jachta motorbåd die Jacht κρουαζιερόπλοιο yate lõbusõidujaht قایق موتوری اتاقک دار huvialus yacht de plaisance סְפִינַת-נוֹפֶש आवासीय सुविधा वाली मोटर नौका jahta jacht kapal pesiar lystibátur cruiser, cabinato 遊覧用ヨット 유람선 jachta su kajutėmis motorlaiva ar kajīti perahu layar motorjacht lystbåt, turbåt jacht kabinowy barco iaht яхта с каютами výletná jachta jahta jahta motorkryssare เรือยนต์ที่มีห้องพัก gezinti gemisi 遊艇 катер з каютою كمروں والى كشتى tàu thuỷ 游艇
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