Crūise1, n.
n. A small bottle. See CRUSE.
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Cruise
Cruise2, v. i.
(krūz, 32), v. i. [imp. & p. p. CRUISED; p. pr. & vb. n. CRUISING.] [D. kruisen, to move crosswise or in a zigzag, to cruise, from cruis, a cross, Ger. kreuzen, Fr. cruiser. See Cross.] To go back and forth on the ocean; to pass and repass in a vessel; to sail, as for the protection of others, in search of an enemy, for plunder, or for pleasure;—more rarely, to wander hither and thither on land; as, a man-of-war cruises in the Mediterranean; a pirate cruises to seize vessels; a yacht cruises for the pleasure of the owner. ’Mid sands, and rocks, and storms to cruise for pleasure. Young.
Crūise3, n.
n. A voyage made in various directions, as of an armed vessel, for the protection of other vessels, or in search of an enemy; a sailing to and fro.