(1):
(v. i.) To inspect forest land for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.
(2):
(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.
(3):
(v. i.) To sail back and forth on the ocean; to sail, as for the potection of commerce, in search of an enemy, for plunder, or for pleasure.
(4):
(n.) See Cruse, a small bottle.
(5):
(v. i.) To wander hither and thither on land.
(6):
(v. t.) To explore with reference to capacity for the production of lumber; as, to cruise a section of land.
(7):
(v. t.) To cruise over or about.