I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
booze cruise
cruise control
cruise liner
cruise missile
cruise ship
cruise to a win (= win easily )
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Arsenal cruised to a win over Chelsea.
go on a trip/tour/cruise etc
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My parents are going on a cruise.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
along
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A police Sierra cruised along the A614 near the mining village of Ollerton.
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If afternoon winds are light it's fun to cruise along this spit visiting the beaches and anchorages along the north shore.
around
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As he cruised around to land the oil temperature resumed a normal reading.
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I like to cruise around and hang and chill and check things out.
down
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All the motorways were cleared and our sixteen car motorcade cruised down the centre of the freeway at 6Omph.
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With his arm on the window well, he cruised down the street, the breeze flapping his sleeve.
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Large limousines cruised down wide roads.
up
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Thus Hamilton cruised up and down the coast, out of touch with what was happening on the beaches.
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For ten minutes I never saw my float as the fish cruised up and down.
■ NOUN
car
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I hear a car cruise by.
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The cop cars that cruised by irritated him.
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All the motorways were cleared and our sixteen car motorcade cruised down the centre of the freeway at 6Omph.
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Patrol cars cruised the intersection looking for a naked lady, but never stopped at the gas station.
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For a few yards now she had been aware of a car cruising behind her.
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Meanwhile, civilians go about their business and cars cruise the streets.
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However, trials have shown that the lowering of emissions is only achieved when a car is cruising .
speed
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Fogarty cruised at equal speed with the truck until Streeter pulled to the side of the road across from a cemetery.
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It had a cruising speed of 106 and a maximum speed of 129 miles per hour.
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The train had just pulled out of the Twenty-third Street station and was accelerating to its cruising speed .
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And the noise settles to an unobtrusive drone at highway cruising speeds .
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The machinery sounds about you reach a steady cruising speed .
street
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These would be my iron rations for a hard day's cruising the streets in Armstrong.
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With his arm on the window well, he cruised down the street , the breeze flapping his sleeve.
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So he bought this old Dodge and washed it Howard stared at the garbage truck cruising slowly down the street .
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Meanwhile, civilians go about their business and cars cruise the streets .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A car cruised by with a flag waving out the window.
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It was Friday night and the kids were out cruising up and down Main Street.
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Let's go cruise some chicks.
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The Jayhawks cruised to a 7-0 victory over the Eagles.
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We spent the afternoon cruising on his yacht.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And Jeff, out cruising, is worried about his looks and fretting about his age.
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But hardly anyone thought the Dow would cruise past 5000.
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He cruised past them off the motorway, off his planned route.
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Patrol cars cruised the intersection looking for a naked lady, but never stopped at the gas station.
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Technicals - trucks carrying cannon, anti-aircraft missiles and rocket launchers, cruise the city centre.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
short
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After a short cruise , continue by coach to Victoria, passing logging towns and fishing villages enroute.
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Guests also take a short river cruise on the Rhine, and visit famous castles and cathedrals.
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This short cruise took us right behind the great cascade.
■ NOUN
industry
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The cruise industry would love to have a word with you.
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The cruise industry has embarked on one of the biggest building binges in history.
line
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Tipping can add £40 or more to a 10-day cruise , but some cruise lines have abolished the custom.
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Some cruise lines offer excursions to Harberton Estancia during sailings in the Beagle Channel.
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None of the other big cruise lines seems interested, however.
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Amtrak and most cruise lines still refuse to transport pets, according to Ballard.
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As cruise ships have become larger and more luxurious, cruise lines are becoming more like grand land resorts.
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Trafalgar said it aims to cut debt and revamp its money-losing engineering and cruise line business.
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This is not the first time that Kloster has shut down a San Francisco-based cruise line .
liner
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Our empty shipyards can not refurbish our cruise liners to the same time-scale as overworked but competitive foreign yards.
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I understood he took it traveling around the world by cruise liner .
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Though the laws were rarely enforced, the Cayman Islands turned away a cruise liner chartered by 1,000 gay men in 1999.
lines
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Tipping can add £40 or more to a 10-day cruise , but some cruise lines have abolished the custom.
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Some cruise lines offer excursions to Harberton Estancia during sailings in the Beagle Channel.
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None of the other big cruise lines seems interested, however.
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Amtrak and most cruise lines still refuse to transport pets, according to Ballard.
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As cruise ships have become larger and more luxurious, cruise lines are becoming more like grand land resorts.
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These should be confirmed with cruise lines , travel agents or tour operators.
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On their latest cruise , Tiemann said, there were three cruise lines vying for their business.
ship
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Best cruise ships overall: 1.
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People still exhibit articles for sale on the quayside for visiting cruise ships , but boys no longer dive into the murky waters.
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On a cruise ship or with an inland adventure?
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The cruise ship dilemma is a classic example.
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As cruise ships have become larger and more luxurious, cruise lines are becoming more like grand land resorts.
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As a cruise ship is primarily a hotel and leisure complex over half the staff are employed in these areas of specialisation.
world
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Pat went on a world cruise in 1990 and hasn't been seen since.
■ VERB
offer
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The postcard offering a free cruise .
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While 1996 offers great promise for cruise passengers and the industry, there is some sadness.
take
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Spend the afternoon exploring the many shops and galleries, or take a leisurely boat cruise .
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The cheap solution is to take a leisurely cruise through a bookstore.
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The nearest lakes are Derwentwater and the larger Ullswater where you can take a cruise .
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I tried to take a pleasure cruise on the Mekong, but was told the river was only used by smugglers.
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She wants to take a luxury winter cruise ... next January ... Six weeks on the Stella Polaris.
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Guests also take a short river cruise on the Rhine, and visit famous castles and cathedrals.
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For a pleasant and relaxing end to the day, why not take an evening cruise on Lake Zell.
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After one night in Bergen, participants take a cruise along the Sognefjord, the deepest and longest fiord in the world.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a Caribbean cruise
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a luxury cruise ship
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The seven-day cruise stops at Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta and other Mexican resorts.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Last year cruise sales rose by 25 percent in Britain to 340, 000 passengers.
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The excess fuel cools the engine - acceptable for short periods in the climb but inefficient and expensive for extended cruise .
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The vehicles that make up a cruise missile flight will emerge regularly from their base and drive around the countryside to practise.