cruising vs sailing

cruising

noun
  • Sailing about without an exact destination, usually for pleasure. 

  • Driving around without an exact destination as a social activity 

  • Walking or driving about a locality in search of a casual sex partner, especially among gay males. 

sailing

noun
  • Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel 

  • Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise 

  • a scheduled voyage by a ferry or ship. 

  • the time of departure from a port 

adj
  • Travelling by ship. 

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