nounverbIntermediate

cruise

US

/kruːz/

UK

/kruːz/

Meaning

A holiday trip on a ship, usually with stops at different places along the way.

जहाज़ से की जाने वाली छुट्टी की यात्रा, जिसमें रास्ते में अलग-अलग जगहों पर रुकना भी शामिल हो सकता है।

Examples

“We booked a cruise around the Greek islands for our anniversary.”

book a cruiseholiday travel

“Their cruise stopped at three ports along the coast.”

cruise stopstravel

“Cruising through the Norwegian fjords was the highlight of their holiday.”

cruisingtravel experience

Useful patterns

go on a cruisetake a cruisecruise around a regioncruise from one port to another

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Word family

cruising(noun)
cruiser(noun)

Common collocations

go on a cruisetake a cruisecruise shipcruise holidaycruise around the islandscruise along the coast

Common mistakes

Not natural: We made a cruise around the islands.

Better: We went on a cruise around the islands.

Use “go on” or “take” a cruise; “make a cruise” is not the usual expression.

आम तौर पर “go on a cruise” या “take a cruise” कहते हैं; “make a cruise” स्वाभाविक प्रयोग नहीं है।

Not natural: They went cruise to Alaska.

Better: They went on a cruise to Alaska.

The noun “cruise” needs “on a” after “went” in this expression.

इस वाक्य में “went” के बाद “on a” लगाएँ: “went on a cruise।”

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Synonyms

Words with similar meaning

voyagesailtravel by shiptake a sea trip

Learner tip

For a holiday by ship, say “go on a cruise” or “take a cruise”; use “cruise” as a verb for the journey itself.

जहाज़ की छुट्टी वाली यात्रा के लिए “go on a cruise” या “take a cruise” कहें; यात्रा करने की क्रिया के लिए “cruise” इस्तेमाल करें।

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What does “go on a cruise” usually mean?

“Go on a cruise” का आम तौर पर क्या मतलब होता है?