cruise ((n.))

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1n.

an exploratory tour through a region.

See: cruise ((v.))(def. 1)

Quotations

1775

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. . . .

2n. — Lumbering

a survey of a tract of forest to determine the quality and quantity of timber on it

1961

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