CRUISE

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