cruising

4 definitions • 7 examples

the activity of going on a journey on a large ship for pleasure, during which you visit several places:

Mediterranean/luxury cruising

a popular cruising area/ground

travel in a vehicle at a continuous speed that is not too fast or does not use too much fuel:

I did a combination of motorway cruising and driving on A-roads, and the car achieved an average of 38 mpg.

With this vehicle, swift and silent high-speed cruising is guaranteed.

slow travel or movement around an area, usually in a car, often repeatedly passing the same place with no particular purpose or looking for something or someone:

Cruising has been a popular American pastime since cars and small towns were invented.

the activity of going around public places looking for someone to have sex with:

He admitted to cruising for sex.

a cruising area