cruise ship
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of cruise ship
First recorded in 1715–25
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When Gary Breslau boards a cruise ship, he doesn’t want fun.
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
The deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, declared over on Thursday, also shows "danger can emerge from anywhere, at any time, in ways we don't always expect".
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
The doors of the palace were big enough to steer a cruise ship through, but they’d been ripped off their hinges and smashed like they weighed nothing.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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