River Definition–noun | 1. | a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. |
| 2. | a similar stream of something other than water: a river of lava; a river of ice. |
| 3. | any abundant stream or copious flow; outpouring: rivers of tears; rivers of words. |
| 4. | (initial capital letter ) Astronomy. the constellation Eridanus. |
| 5. | Printing. a vertical channel of white space resulting from the alignment in several lines of spaces between words. |
—Idioms| 6. | sell down the river, to betray; desert; mislead: to sell one's friends down the river. |
| 7. | up the river, Slang. | a. | to prison: to be sent up the river for a bank robbery. |
| b. | in prison: Thirty years up the river had made him a stranger to society. |
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Cruise Definition–verb (used without object) | 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 a constant speed that permits maximum operating efficiency for sustained travel. |
| 5. | to travel at a moderately fast, easily controllable speed: cruising along the highway enjoying the scenery. |
| 6. | to travel about slowly, looking for customers or for something demanding attention: Taxis and police cars cruise in the downtown area. |
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| 7. | to go or travel (often fol. by over): Let's cruise over to my house after the concert. |
| 8. | Informal. to go about on the streets or in public areas in search of a sexual partner. |
–verb (used with object) | 9. | to cruise in (a specified area): patrol cars cruising the neighborhood; to cruise the Caribbean. |
| 10. | Informal. | a. | to move slowly through or visit (a street, park, bar, etc.) in search of a sexual partner. |
| b. | to make sexual overtures to; attempt to arouse the sexual interest of. |
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| 11. | to inspect (a tract of forest) for the purpose of estimating lumber potential. |
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| 13. | a pleasure voyage on a ship, usually with stops at various ports. |
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... of European, Russian, and Eastern European Cruising.' In the new 47-page programme, Euroscape offers 55 River Waterways and Cruise options.
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Euroscape Launches Cruise Programme for 2009
E-Travel Blackboard - Found Sep. 18, 2008
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We also do small trips, most recently the 'Maurice River Cruise' with Captain Dave was a blast!!
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Borneo river cruise
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