Cruise

A voyage or expedition in quest of vessels or fleets of the enemy which may be expected to sail in any particular track at a certain season of the year. The region in which these cruises are performed is usually termed the "rendezvous," or "cruisinglatitude." When the ships employed for this purpose, which are accordingly called "cruisers," have arrived at the destined station, they traverse the sea backwards and forwards, under an easy sail, and within a limited space, conjectured to be in the track of their expected adversaries.

Weskett, Ins.; Lex Merc. Rediv. 271, 284; Doug. 509; Park, Ins. 58; Marsh. Ins. 196, 199, 520; 2 Gall. (U. S.) 268.