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Definition of Ocean liner
1. Noun. A large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule).
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
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. ..."