cruise control

Thân thiện

The driver activates the cruise control on the highway.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An automatic control mechanism in a vehicle: A system that automatically maintains a vehicle's speed at a preset level, allowing the driver to operate the vehicle without using the accelerator pedal.

Usage

• Noun:
  • I engaged the cruise control for the long highway drive.
  • Modern cruise control systems can also adjust speed to maintain a safe distance from the car ahead.

Advanced Usage

• "to set the cruise control": to activate the system and select the desired speed.
  • He set the cruise control to 65 miles per hour.
• "adaptive cruise control": a more advanced system that uses sensors or radar to automatically adjust the vehicle's speed to maintain a safe following distance from traffic ahead.
  • Her new car is equipped with adaptive cruise control.

Variants and Related Words

• Cruise (verb): to travel smoothly at a constant speed.
  • The car cruised effortlessly down the interstate.

Synonyms

• Speed control: a less common term for a similar automatic mechanism.
• Autocruise: a dated or brand-specific term for cruise control.

Related Phrases

• On cruise control: (idiomatic) operating automatically or with minimal effort or thought.
  • After the initial setup, the project was on cruise control.

Học thuật

Noun

1. control mechanism for keeping an automobile at a set speed