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Added 9 October 2026

cruise

/kɹuːz/ noun

Latin root: crux Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cruise at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An ocean trip taken for pleasure.

verb

Drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure.
She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible
Travel at a moderate speed.
Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude
Look for a sexual partner in a public place.
The men were cruising the park

Origin

Borrowed from Dutch kruisen (“cross, sail around”), from kruis (“cross”), from Middle Dutch cruce, from Latin crux.

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