Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - cruise
Cruise
cruise
v. & n. --v. 1 intr. make a journey by sea calling at a series of ports usu. according to a predetermined plan, esp. for pleasure. 2 intr. sail about without a precise destination. 3 intr. a (of a motor vehicle or aircraft) travel at a moderate or economical speed. b (of a vehicle or its driver) travel at random, esp. slowly. 4 intr. achieve an objective, win a race etc., with ease. 5 intr. & tr. sl. walk or drive about (the streets etc.) in search of a sexual (esp. homosexual) partner. --n. a cruising voyage, esp. as a holiday. Phrases and idioms cruise missile one able to fly at a low altitude and guide itself by reference to the features of the region it traverses. cruising speed a comfortable and economical speed for a motor vehicle, below its maximum speed. Etymology: prob. f. Du. kruisen f. kruis CROSS
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I. verb (~d; cruising) Etymology: Dutch kruisen to make a cross, ~, from Middle Dutch crucen, from crūce cross, from Latin cruc-, crux Date: 1651 intransitive verb to sail about touching at a series of ports, to move or proceed speedily, smoothly, or effortlessly , to travel without destination or purpose, 4. to go about the streets at random but on the lookout for possible developments , to search (as in public places) for a sexual partner, 5. to fly at the most efficient operating speed, to travel at a speed suitable for being maintained for a long distance, to explore or search the offerings of, transitive verb to ~ over or about, to inspect (as land) with reference to possible lumber yield, 3. to search in (a public place) for a sexual partner, to approach and suggest sexual relations to, II. noun Date: 1696 an act or an instance of cruising ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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