巡航

xúnháng

verb #21,704

Meanings

HSK 7-9

军舰在南海海域巡航，维护领土主权。

Jūnjiàn zài Nánhǎi hǎiyù xúnháng, wéihù lǐngtǔ zhǔquán.

Warships cruise in the South China Sea to safeguard territorial sovereignty.

HSK 7-9

飞机以巡航速度飞行，燃油效率最高。

Fēijī yǐ xúnháng sùdù fēixíng, rányóu xiàolǜ zuìgāo.

Aircraft fly at cruise speed for maximum fuel efficiency.

usage

巡航 covers both naval/air patrol (巡逻 sense) and the technical meaning of cruising at sustained speed. 巡航导弹 is the term for 'cruise missile.'

巡 xún

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