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cruise ((n.))

• 1 n. an exploratory tour through a region.

  See also: cruise ((v.)) (def. 1)  

  • 1775  (1792)  I took a cruise over Lyon Head and Eyre Island, and, after a good course, killed a yellow fox. . . .
  • 1962  If the prospector has time in summer, he will make a cruise to see the country, to study and locate the creek wash. . . .

• 2 n. Lumbering a survey of a tract of forest to determine the quality and quantity of timber on it

  See also: timber-cruise  cruise ((v.)) (def. 2)  

  • 1961  These explorers were equipped as lightly as possible but carried rifles and enjoyed several weeks roughing it while on the "cruise."