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  • 1Cruise missile — United States Tomahawk cruise missile A modern Tau …

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  • 2Cruise control — For the software build framework, see CruiseControl. Cruise control mounted on a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Steering Wheel Cruise control (sometimes known as speed control or autocruise) is a system that automatically controls the speed of a motor… …

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  • 3cruise — cruisingly, adv. /kroohz/, v., cruised, cruising, n. v.i. 1. to sail about on a pleasure trip. 2. to sail about, as a warship patrolling a body of water. 3. to travel about without a particular purpose or destination. 4. to fly, drive, or sail at …

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  • 4Cruise (flight) — The four engined Airbus 340 jet in cruise Cruise is the level portion of aircraft travel where flight is most fuel efficient. It occurs between ascent and descent phases and is usually the majority of a journey. Technically, cruising consists of… …

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  • 5cruise control — An engine operating procedure that allows the best efficiency for power and fuel consumption during cruising. In the case of reciprocating engines, as fuel is consumed and the aircraft becomes lighter, cruise control is exercised by maintaining… …

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  • 6cruise — [[t]kruz[/t]] v. cruised, cruis•ing, n. 1) to sail about on a pleasure trip 2) mil to patrol a body of water, as a warship 3) trs to fly, drive, or sail at a constant speed that permits maximum operating efficiency for sustained travel 4) to… …

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  • 7cruise — 1. noun /kruːz/ A sea voyage, especially one taken for pleasure. 2. verb /kruːz/ a) To sail about, especially for pleasure. Germany cruised to a World Cup victory over the short handed Australians …

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  • 8Kai Tak Cruise Terminal — Kai Tak cruise terminal, to be constructed at the site of the former Kai Tak Airport, its completion date is recently delayed to 2013 due to re tendering.Hong Kong s Secretary for Economic Development Labour Stephen Ip says the Government will… …

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  • 9Tiltrotor — The Bell Boeing V 22 Osprey …

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  • 10S-3 Viking — Infobox Aircraft name=S 3 Viking type=Anti submarine aircraft manufacturer=Lockheed Corporation caption=An S 3B Viking launches from the catapult aboard USS Abraham Lincoln . first flight= 21 January 1972 introduction=1974 retired= status=… …

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