Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CRUISE, v.i. [s as z. D. kruissen, from kruis, a cross; G. kreuzen; Dan. krydser; Fr. croiser. See Cross.]

To sail back and forth, or to rove on the ocean in search of an enemy's ships for capture, or for protecting commerce; or to rove for plunder as a pirate. The admiral cruised between the Bahama Isles and Cuba. We cruised off Cape Finisterre. A pirate was cruising in the gulf of Mexico.