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Cruise
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
See Cruse, a small bottle.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: noun (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, as for exploration or for pleasure. He feigned a compliance with some of his men, who were bent upon going a cruise to Manilla. Dampier.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To sail back and forth on the ocean; to sail, as for the potection of commerce, in search of an enemy, for plunder, or for pleasure.
2. To wander hither and thither on land. [Colloq.]