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cruise

 
 
/kruːz/ verb

Definition

MOVE [I] to move in a vehicle at a speed that does not change: The plane is cruising at 500 miles per hour.
SAIL [I] to go on a cruise
cruise to success/victory, etc informal to win a competition easily: Johnson cruised to an easy victory in the final.
(Definition of cruise verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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