cruise control

n.1. A system in a motor vehicle for maintaining a constant speed.2. Maintenance of a constant speed in such a vehicle.

cruise control

n (Automotive Engineering) a system in a road vehicle that automatically maintains a selected speed until cancelled

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n. a system on some motor vehicles that can be set to maintain a chosen speed automatically. [1970–75]

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Noun

cruise control - control mechanism for keeping an automobile at a set speedcontroller, control - a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her"

Translations

régulateur de vitesseкруиз-контроль

cruise control

[′krüz kən′trōl] (navigation) The act or practice of operating an aircraft so as to achieve the most efficient performance on a given flight under available conditions; it may be instituted to obtain maximum economy, endurance, speed, or range, or maximum efficiency at a predetermined airspeed or power setting.

cruise control

An engine operating procedure that allows the best efficiency for power and fuel consumption during cruising. In the case of reciprocating engines, as fuel is consumed and the aircraft becomes lighter, cruise control is exercised by maintaining altitude and either reducing power while maintaining constant speed or by letting the speed increase at a constant power setting. In the case of gas turbine engines, the normal procedures employed are maintaining constant altitude and cruise RPM, by the stepped-up climb method and the cruise-climb method.

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noun control mechanism for keeping an automobile at a set speed

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