cruise

Definition:
1. An ocean trip taken for pleasure.
2. Drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure.
3. Travel at a moderate speed.
4. Look for a sexual partner in a public place.
5. Sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing.

Use 'cruise' in a sentence:

• 1. A black and white police car cruised past.
• 2. An objective of this particular cruise was to investigate the floor of the Mediterranean and to resolve questions about its geologic history.
• 3. That new Tom Cruise film is on in town.
• 4. "Every time I see a cruise ship, I feel sad," Chigi says.
• 5. Then there is the six-speed gearbox; cruise control; air-conditioning; alarm and immobiliser.
• 6. He and his wife were planning to go on a world cruise.
• 7. It's not clear that the cruise industry will survive or that public transit won't go broke without federal assistance.
• 8. We spent two weeks cruising the Bahamas.
• 9. I'd love to go on a round-the-world cruise.
• 10. Don's story unfolded as the cruise got under way.
• 11. 1,654 passengers were transferred at sea to a Norwegian cruise ship.
• 12. Cruise ships in the Caribbean produce a lot of rubbish—more than 70,000 tons each year.
• 13. Because there wouldn't have been a refund on our cruise fare if we returned home, we had to pay for a hotel room and meals in the city and an airfare to fly to the first island on the ship's route.
• 14. The city's current mayor, Luigi Brugnaro, has ridiculed UNESCO and told it to mind its own business, while continuing to support the cruise ship industry, which employs 5,000 Venice residents.
• 15. The next stop on this cruise is likely to be in Cornwall.
• 16. Sun Cruise had received "some advice" from Malaysia on the matter, The Business Times newspaper quoted company spokeswoman Judy Choo as saying.
• 17. You can cruise from Cairo to Aswan or vice versa.
• 18. What you need is a change of scene. Why not go on a cruise?
• 19. Fifteen minutes later, as the two are floating down the river together, the first man says, "I wonder if they're serving any food on this cruise."
• 20. The Captain's Party on Saturday evening is the cruise's most festive event.
• 21. Vacationers can also add on a week in Florida before or after the cruise.
• 22. Jill and I did take the boat—a large, underpowered whaler—for a cruise to an amazing snorkeling spot.
• 23. Most travel on cruise ships to view the ice caps and wildlife such as penguins.
• 24. One stupid guy reads an ad about a vacation cruise and gets the same treatment.
• 25. Passengers were piped aboard ship at the start of the cruise.
• 26. Before you blow it all on a luxury cruise, give a little thought to the future.
• 27. Here's one shipboard romance that won't last the duration of the cruise.
• 28. Waiting for the Star Ferry, I see the winking lights of tug boats as they fuss around a cruise ship.
• 29. I first started cruising in yachts with temperamental petrol engines.
• 30. He got a job as a singer on a cruise ship.
• 31. She wants to cruise the canals of France in a barge.
• 32. It came with leather upholstery, air conditioning and cruise control as standard.
• 33. They spent many days cruising the northern Pacific Ocean.
• 34. Taxis cruised the streets, looking for fares.
• 35. The cruise was advertised as the 'journey of a lifetime'.
• 36. The aim of the cruise was to awaken an interest in and an understanding of foreign cultures.
• 37. A Mediterranean cruise was the perfect antidote to a long cold winter.
• 38. I've always wanted to go on a cruise.
• 39. We went on a cruise, a first for both of us.
• 40. The home team cruised to victory.
• 41. They were rescued by a passing cruise ship.
• 42. The cruise included several days ashore.
• 43. The aircraft had reached its cruising altitude of about 39,000 feet.
• 44. The champs were on cruise control as they eased to victory in this one-sided bore.
• 45. They cruised along in top gear.
• 46. She cruised around the block looking for a parking space.