Definition of cruise

• n. - See Cruse, a small bottle.
• v. i. - 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.
• v. i. - To wander hither and thither on land.
• 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.