Travel / B2

KROOZ/kruːz/

A cruise is a holiday on a ship that stops at several places; as a verb, to travel smoothly or at a steady speed: a cruise ship; cruise at 50 mph. Voyage is broader; holiday is everyday. Map cruise-ship emissions in the coastal case. Mix-up: crusade (next); bruise. Do not write cruise for a ferry commute unless the source calls it a cruise.

Meaning

A holiday on a ship that stops at several places; as a verb, to travel smoothly, or (of a vehicle) to move at a steady speed.

Examples

• “Map cruise-ship emissions in the coastal case, not a brochure slogan.”
• “The aircraft cruised at 35,000 feet, which is the steady-speed sense.”

Good to know

a cruise; cruise ship / liner; cruise at + speed. Broader: voyage. Trap: crusade. Geography, news, and physics. A ship holiday, or travel at a steady speed.

Topics

New