- (n.) See Cruse, a small bottle.
- (n.) 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.
- (v.i.) 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.
- (v.i.) To wander hither and thither on land.
- (v.i.) To inspect forest land for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.
- (v.t.) To explore with reference to capacity for the production of lumber; as, to cruise a section of land.
- (v.t.) To cruise over or about.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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