Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
CRUISE
I. verb (cruised; cruising)
Etymology: Dutch kruisen to make a cross, cruise, from Middle Dutch crucen, from crūce cross, from Latin cruc-, crux
Date: 1651
intransitive verb to sail about touching at a series of ports, to move or proceed speedily, smoothly, or effortlessly , to travel without destination or purpose,
4. to go about the streets at random but on the lookout for possible developments , to search (as in public places) for a sexual partner,
5. to fly at the most efficient operating speed, to travel at a speed suitable for being maintained for a long distance, to explore or search the offerings of, transitive verb to cruise over or about, to inspect (as land) with reference to possible lumber yield,
3. to search in (a public place) for a sexual partner, to approach and suggest sexual relations to,
II. noun
Date: 1696
an act or an instance of cruising