cruise
• verb 1 move slowly around without a precise destination, especially for pleasure. 2 travel smoothly at a moderate or economical speed. 3 achieve an objective with ease. 4 informal wander about in search of a sexual partner. • noun 1 an instance of cruising. 2 a voyage on a ship taken as a holiday and usually calling in at several places. — ORIGIN probably from Dutch kruisen ‘to cross’.
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