cruise
verb
[ kruːz ]
• sail about in an area without a precise destination, especially for pleasure.
• "they were cruising off the California coast"
Similar:
sail,
steam,
voyage,
journey,
travel by boat,
take a cruise,
take a boat trip,
take a sea trip,
take a sailing trip,
go sailing,
go yachting,
go boating,
• (of a motor vehicle or aircraft) travel smoothly at a moderate or economical speed.
• "we sit in a jet, cruising at some 30,000 ft"
Similar:
coast,
drift,
meander,
drive slowly,
travel slowly,
travel aimlessly,
mosey,
tootle,
pootle,
swan,
• (of a young child) walk while holding on to furniture or other structures, prior to learning to walk without support.
• "my daughter cruised at seven months and didn't walk until just after her first birthday"
cruise
noun
• a voyage on a ship or boat taken for pleasure or as a holiday and usually calling in at several places.
• "a cruise down the Nile"
Origin:
mid 17th century (as a verb): probably from Dutch kruisen ‘to cross’, from kruis ‘cross’, from Latin crux .
