Meaning

noun a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters

noun a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer

noun a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board

originEtymology tree English cruise Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English cruiser From cruise + -er.

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