cruising speed

noun

: the speed at which an airplane, a boat, etc., usually moves when it is traveling at a fast speed for a long distance

The boat has a cruising speed of 25 knots.

The boat handled well at cruising speed.

Examples of cruising speed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On Royal Caribbean’s official website, the cruise line says that the average cruising speed is about 18 to 20 knots (20 to 23 mph) depending on the ship and itinerary. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026

The windows must be able to withstand a bird strike at cruising speed and hold up to extreme pressure differences at high altitudes. — ABC News, 18 June 2026

As for propulsion, the Navetta 35 is powered by a pair of 1,400 hp MAN V-13 engines that give it a top speed of 15 knots, a cruising speed of 12 knots, and a range of up to 1,800 nautical miles. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 June 2026

The most famous of them, Shanghai’s Transrapid, covers roughly 19 miles between Pudong International Airport and Longyang Road station in eight minutes, and is capable of 268 miles per hour—though its cruising speed is capped at around 186 mph. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 28 May 2026

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