cruise
A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.
Noun 4 meanings
A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.
Portion of aircraft travel at a constant airspeed and altitude between ascent and descent phases.
A period spent in the Marine Corps.
A car enthusiasts' event where they drive their vehicles in a group.
“Near-synonym: car show”
Verb 4 meanings
To sail about, especially for pleasure.
“the romance of cruising down the Nile”
To travel at constant speed for maximum operating efficiency.
To move about an area leisurely in the hope of discovering something, or looking for custom.
To inspect (forest land) for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch kruisen (“cross, sail around”), from kruis (“cross”), from Middle Dutch cruce, from Latin crux.
CRUISE at a glance
CRUISE has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (C 3 + R 1 + U 1 + I 1 + S 1 + E 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,844 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with cruise
All rhymesOne letter away
- BRUISE8
- CRUISY11
- CRUIVE11
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