cruise ship
Americannoun
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cruise ships
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of cruise ship
First recorded in 1715–25
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A cruise ship with almost 200 passengers had to be evacuated in Bulgaria this week after it ran aground on the Danube because of low water levels.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
A travel content creator who spent years working as a cruise ship musician, he says river cruising remains a mythic fantasy for a lot of younger travelers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
A Bay Area resident stuck on a cruise ship with a deadly hantavirus outbreak has returned to Santa Clara County and is being monitored by health officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The council has backed exploring a separate tax on those arriving by cruise ship, external in response to a Scottish government consultation.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
So that Sunday, I bade farewell to my grandma and got into the huge cruise ship that is Grampa’s car for the ride back to my actual life.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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