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cruise control
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cruise control
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cruise control
noun
cruise control
noun
Learner's definition of CRUISE CONTROL
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1
:
a device in a vehicle that a driver turns on to make the vehicle continue at whatever speed the driver has chosen
2
:
a relaxed pace that does not require a lot of effort
She admits that she's been doing the job so long that she's
on cruise control
. [=she does not put a lot of effort into the job]
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