noun ·see cruse, a small bottle.
2. cruise ·vi to wander hither and thither on land.
3. cruise ·add. ·vt to cruise over or about.
4. cruise ·add. ·vi to inspect forest land for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.
5. cruise ·add. ·vt to explore with reference to capacity for the production of lumber; as, to cruise a section of land.
6. cruise ·vi 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.
7. cruise ·noun 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.