cruise

noun

/kruːz/

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a journey by sea, visiting different places, especially as a holiday
- I'd love to go on a round-the-world cruise.
- a luxury cruise ship
Homophones crews | cruise
crews cruise
/kruːz/

/kruːz/
- crews noun (plural of crew)
  Fire crews were called to the scene.
- crews verb (third person of crew)
  He crews for a billionaire on his yacht.
- cruise noun
  We're taking a cruise around the Mediterranean.
- cruise verb
  I'd love to cruise down the Nile.
Wordfinder
- break
- camp
- cruise
- holiday
- honeymoon
- package tour
- self-catering
- tourist
- travel
- visa
Collocations Travel and tourism
Travel and tourismHolidays/vacations
- have/take (British English) a holiday/(North American English) a vacation/a break/a day off/(British English) a gap year
- go on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage
- go backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeing
- plan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerary
- book accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/tickets
- have/make/cancel a reservation/(especially British English) booking
- rent a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a holiday cottage
- (especially British English) hire/ (especially North American English) rent a car/bicycle/moped
- stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a caravan
- cost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/(British English) en suite room
- check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room
- pack/unpack your suitcase/bags
- call/order room service
- cancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacation
Foreign travel
- apply for/get/renew a/your passport
- take out/buy/get travel insurance
- catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight
- fly (in)/travel in business/economy class
- make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/(North American English also) layover in Hong Kong
- experience/cause/lead to delays
- check (in)/collect/get/lose (your) (especially British English) luggage/(especially North American English) baggage
- be charged for/pay excess baggage
- board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry
- taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway
- experience/hit/encounter severe turbulence
- suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sickness
The tourist industry
- attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors
- encourage/promote/hurt tourism
- promote/develop ecotourism
- build/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/(especially British English) seaside/beach/ski resort
- work for/be operated by a major hotel chain
- be served by/compete with low-cost/(especially North American English) low-fare/budget airlines
- book something through/make a booking through/use a travel agent
- contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator
- book/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tour
- buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs
see also booze cruise
Extra Examples
- They met on a cruise.
- a cruise along the coast
- a pleasure cruise around the bay
- Modern cruise liners have every conceivable luxury on board.
- Now they could afford the world cruise they had promised themselves.
- She worked on a cruise ship as a croupier.
- They are going on a Mediterranean cruise.
- This year's cruise will visit the Norwegian fjords.
- We will be taking a cruise down the Nile.
- You can take a leisurely cruise on the lake.
Topics Holidaysb2, Transport by waterb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- luxury
- pleasure
- leisurely
- …
verb + cruise
- go on
- take
cruise + noun
- boat
- liner
- ship
- …
preposition
- on a/the cruise
- cruise along
- cruise around
- …
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Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a verb): probably from Dutch kruisen ‘to cross’, from kruis ‘cross’, from Latin crux.

cruise

verb

/kruːz/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they cruise	/kruːz/ /kruːz/
he / she / it cruises	/ˈkruːzɪz/ /ˈkruːzɪz/
past simple cruised	/kruːzd/ /kruːzd/
past participle cruised	/kruːzd/ /kruːzd/
-ing form cruising	/ˈkruːzɪŋ/ /ˈkruːzɪŋ/

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[intransitive, transitive] to travel in a ship or boat visiting different places, especially as a holiday
- (+ adv./prep.) They cruised down the Nile.
- cruise something We spent two weeks cruising the Bahamas.
Homophones crews | cruise
crews cruise
/kruːz/

/kruːz/
- crews noun (plural of crew)
  Fire crews were called to the scene.
- crews verb (third person of crew)
  He crews for a billionaire on his yacht.
- cruise noun
  We're taking a cruise around the Mediterranean.
- cruise verb
  I'd love to cruise down the Nile.
Extra Examples
- She is on holiday, cruising in the Mediterranean.
- We cruised round the Greek islands.
- cruising up and down the coast
Topics Transport by waterb2
[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (of a car, plane, etc.) to travel at a steady speed
- a light aircraft cruising at 4 000 feet
- His car has a cruising speed of 50 mph.
Extra Examples
- The plane was cruising at 40 000 feet.
- Concorde would cruise at an altitude of 17km.
- The car cruised along at 70 mph.
Topics Transport by car or lorryc1
[intransitive, transitive] (of a car, etc. or its driver) to drive along slowly, especially when you are looking at or for something
- + adv./prep. She cruised around the block looking for a parking space.
- cruise something Taxis cruised the streets, looking for fares.
Extra Examples
- A car cruised past us in the outside lane.
- I was cruising comfortably along the main highway.
Topics Transport by car or lorryc1
[intransitive] + adv./prep. to win or achieve something easily
- The home team cruised to victory.
Topics Successc2
[intransitive, transitive] cruise (something) (slang) to go around in public places looking for a sexual partner

Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a verb): probably from Dutch kruisen ‘to cross’, from kruis ‘cross’, from Latin crux.