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cruise control
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cruise control
n.
1. A system in a motor vehicle for maintaining a constant speed.
2. Maintenance of a constant speed in such a vehicle.
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Noun1.cruise control - control mechanism for keeping an automobile at a set speed
controller, control - a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her"
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Many cars today have steering wheels that not only operate a horn but act as controllers for sound systems or cruise controls.
Go ahead, take the wheel by Croft, Scott / BOAT/U.S. Magazine
East-west trips are expected to rise by 30 percent, forcing rush-hour drivers to hit the brakes at 21 mph and set their cruise controls at 10 mph and less.
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