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cruise con·trol

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cruise controlnoun

    control mechanism for keeping an automobile at a set speed

Wiktionary

  1. cruise controlnoun

    A system that maintains a vehicle at constant set speed, usually until the brake or accelerator is pressed.

  2. cruise controlnoun

    A state of being where tasks are completely easily, and routinely.

Wikipedia

  1. Cruise control

    Cruise control (also known as speed control, cruise command, autocruise, or tempomat) is a system that automatically controls the speed of a motor vehicle. The system is a servomechanism that takes over the throttle of the car to maintain a steady speed as set by the driver.

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  1. cruise control

    Cruise control is a system that automatically controls the speed of a motor vehicle. It allows the driver to set a preferred speed, and the system then maintains this speed without the need for the driver to continuously keep their foot on the accelerator. Cruise control is frequently used for long-distance driving on highways to help reduce driver fatigue and improve fuel efficiency.

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  1. Cruise control

    Cruise control is a system that automatically controls the speed of a motor vehicle. The system takes over the throttle of the car to maintain a steady speed as set by the driver.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cruise control in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cruise control in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of cruise control in a Sentence

  1. Ian Poulter:

    I didn't even realize that I had a three-shot lead at that stage but I was in cruise control, shall we say, not making bad swings, i was in position a lot. As I said, you take your foot off the accelerator for one second, all of a sudden you find yourself completely out of position making an easy double bogey.

  2. Mark Goldsmith:

    I had no idea this sort of thing was out there, i'd been driving a 15-year-old Jeep, which only had cruise control that you constantly had to adjust, so all these new features are a novelty.

  3. Candie Kung:

    We kind of put it on cruise control without thinking a whole lot, because once you begin to wait for the group in front, you start thinking about stuff, which is not good, i was having a lot of fun and we had a good group of people that I like. We all played very fast, so I think that helps, too.

  4. Tesla Inc:

    Stationary objects are also a challenge for many adaptive cruise control systems and automated emergency braking systems.

  5. Eric Fehrnstrom:

    Trump is on cruise control.


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