Definition of Ocean liner

1. Noun. A large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule).

Exact synonyms: Liner
Terms within: Cabin
Specialized synonyms: Cabin Liner, Cargo Liner, Cruise Liner, Cruise Ship, Express Luxury Liner, Luxury Liner
Generic synonyms: Passenger Ship

Definition of Ocean liner

1. Noun. (nautical) a narrow-beam passenger ship designed for high speed trans-oceanic travel ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ocean Liner

occurrent
occurrents
occurring
occurs
occursion
occursions
occy
occæcation
ocean
ocean-going
ocean-type fish
ocean bottom
ocean current
ocean dumping
ocean floor
ocean liner
ocean liners
ocean perch
ocean pout
ocean ranching
ocean sunfish
ocean trip
oceanaria
oceanarium
oceanariums
oceanaut
oceanauts
oceanfront
oceanfronts
oceangoing

Literary usage of Ocean liner

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1914)
"Getting off on an ocean liner. Collier's. 53: Taking a taxi. Collier's. 52: 42. D. 13, '13. .... ocean liner ..."

2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1907)
"of an ocean liner '&&-8:;f;cis Arnold Collins Ii*r the author on the bridge of the " Deutschland." them. The bridge of one of these may be compared to a ..."

3. Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne (1903)
"VA paddle-wheel ocean-liner—The hens, the cow, and the carpenter—WD Ticknor—Our first Englishman—An aristocratic acrobat—Speech that beggars eulogy—The ..."

4. Through Canada in Harvest Time: A Study of Life and Labour in the Golden West by James Lumsden (1903)
"... THROUGH CANADA IN HARVEST TIME CHAPTER I THE EMIGRANT OCEAN-LINER r HE emigrant ship, like the sailing clipper, has JL disappeared from the ocean. ..."

5. Excursions and Lessons in Home Geography by Charles Alexander McMurry (1905)
"A VISIT TO A RIVER STEAMER OR ocean liner. 1. Size and arrangement of the ... Visit to an ocean liner in the same way. A CANAL-BOAT AND CANAL-LOCK. 1. ..."

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