n. See cruse, a small bottle.verb-intransitive. To sail back and forth on the ocean; to sail, as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, for plunder, or for pleasure.verb-intransitive. To wander hither and thither on land.verb-intransitive. To inspect forest land for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.verb-intransitive. To travel primarily for pleasure, or without any fixed purpose, rather than with the main goal of reaching a particular destination.v. To cruise over or about.v. To explore with reference to capacity for the production of lumber.n. A voyage made in various directions, as of an armed vessel, for the protection of other vessels, or in search of an enemy; a sailing to and fro, as for exploration or for pleasure.n. A voyage aboard a ship, in which the activities on the ship itself form a major objective of the voyage; -- used particularly of vacation voyages, or voyages during which some special activity occurs on board the ship, such as a series of seminars.