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cruise ship
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noun
a passenger ship built or used for pleasure cruises, usually taking passengers on an extended cruise with occasional calls in various places of interest.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of cruise ship
First recorded in 1715–25
Words nearby cruise ship
cruise, cruise control, cruise missile, cruiser, cruiserweight, cruise ship, cruiseway, cruising radius, cruizie, cruller, crumb
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