cruisenoun [ C ]
uk/kruːz/us/kruːz/B1 a journey on a large ship for pleasure, during which you visit several places
Examples
- They're going on a cruise round the Med.
- They've just set off on a round-the-world cruise.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sailing & boating
- bail
- bale
- becalmed
- crew
- draft
- knot
- nautical
- navigable
- ocean-going
- passage
- pilot
- rafting
- roll
- sea legs
- seafaring
- seamanship
- shipboard
- tack
- whitewater rafting
- yachtswoman
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cruiseverb
uk/kruːz/us/kruːz/B2 [ I ] to travel on ships for pleasure
[ I ] If a ship or aircraft cruises, it travels at a continuous speed.
[ I or T ] slang to go around public places looking for someone to have sex with:
He spends the weekends cruising the bars.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sailing & boating
- bail
- bale
- becalmed
- crew
- draft
- knot
- nautical
- navigable
- ocean-going
- passage
- pilot
- rafting
- roll
- sea legs
- seafaring
- seamanship
- shipboard
- tack
- whitewater rafting
- yachtswoman
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Air travel: travelling by aircraft
Relationships: finding a partner
cruising
noun [ U ] uk/ˈkruː.zɪŋ/us/ˈkruː.zɪŋ/
Mediterranean/luxury cruising
a popular cruising area/ground