巡じゅん航こう

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巡航する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to ships or aircraft traveling at a steady, efficient speed, often for long distances. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb.

〈場ば所しょ〉を巡じゅん航こうするto cruise (around/through a place)
客きゃく船せんはカリブ海かいを巡じゅん航こうした。
The cruise ship cruised the Caribbean Sea.
〈物もの〉が巡じゅん航こうする(a ship/aircraft) cruises
飛ひ行こう機きは一いっ定ていの高こう度どで巡じゅん航こうする。
The airplane cruises at a constant altitude.

航こう海かいN1
航海 (sailing/navigation) emphasizes the act of traveling by sea, while 巡航 focuses on steady, sustained movement, often for pleasure or patrol.
飛ひ行こうN3
飛行 (flight) is a general term for flying, while 巡航 specifically denotes cruising at a stable speed and altitude.
航こう行こう
航行 refers broadly to any voyage or transit by ship or aircraft, while 巡航 implies maintaining a steady cruising speed over a distance.
クルーズ
クルーズ is a casual loanword usually referring to a pleasure voyage on a ship, whereas 巡航 is a more technical term covering both ships and aircraft cruising at steady speed.

巡じゅん回かいN1
巡回 means to patrol or make rounds and shares the kanji 巡 with 巡航, but 巡航 refers to steady long-distance cruising, not patrolling.

From 巡 (patrol, go around) and 航 (sail, navigate). The combination conveys the idea of navigating a set course or area at a steady pace.