Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of cruise
"We spent our summer comparing prices on various ocean cruises before booking a trip to the Caribbean."
In plain English: Cruises are vacation trips where people stay on a large ship and visit different places while eating, sleeping, and having fun onboard.
"We booked three ocean cruises to visit different countries."
Usage: Use "cruises" to refer to multiple short sea or river voyages taken by tourists on a ship. Do not use this word when describing regular trips by car, plane, or train, which are better described as journeys or excursions.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cruise
"He cruises along the coast in his vintage sailboat every weekend, enjoying the salty breeze and open water."
In plain English: To cruise means to drive, ride, or move along at a steady and relaxed speed.
"We cruised along the coast in our small boat."
Usage: Use "cruises" to describe when a single person or vehicle travels smoothly and leisurely along a route without a fixed destination. This verb applies only to the third-person singular subject in the present tense, such as "She cruises down the highway."
Cruises derives from Old French croise, meaning to cross, which entered English via Middle Dutch krousen. The term originally referred to ships crossing bodies of water and later evolved to denote pleasure voyages.