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noun

Liner n.

One who lines, as, a liner of shoes or clothing.

An airplane or ship belonging to a transportation company; also, A line-of-battle ship; a ship of the line.

(Mach.) A thin piece placed between two parts to hold or adjust them, fill a space, etc.; a shim.

A lining (2). Specifically: (Steam Engine) A lining within the cylinder, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket.

A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding.

(Baseball) A ball which, when struck, flies through the air in a nearly straight line not far from the ground; also called line drive; as, he hit a sharp liner to right.

A protective envelope for a phonograph record or other object.

A lining; as, a removable coat liner.

Same as eyeliner.

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Etymology of 'Liner'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Liner" Quotes from Famous Books

... be done; not the face of one who is himself powerful, but of one who controls and directs power; such a face as you may see leaning from the cab of a great locomotive that pulls the overland limited, or looking down at you from the bridge of the ocean liner. It was courageous, but with a courage not personal—a courage born rather of an exact knowledge of the strength and duty of every bolt, rivet and lever of the machine under his hand. It was confident, not in its own strength, but in the ...

— The Winning of Barbara Worth • Harold B Wright

... Respectability strode across the sidewalk, obviously intending to bury himself in the body of his waiting cab as quickly as possible, P. Sybarite—with the impudence of a tug blocking the fairway for an ocean liner—stepped in his path, dropped a shoulder, and planted both ...

— The Day of Days - An Extravaganza • Louis Joseph Vance

... a yell, as the scrub batter hit the ball Dunk pitched in to Andy. But the ball went straight back into the hands of Dunk, who stopped it, hot liner though it was, and the batter was out—retiring ...

— Andy at Yale - The Great Quadrangle Mystery • Roy Eliot Stokes

... few days ago to reach Havre in time to catch the France, which sailed before her schedule time—a precautionary measure, taken, it is said, to elude German cruisers. M. and Mme. Jusserand consequently failed to catch the liner ...

— Paris War Days - Diary of an American • Charles Inman Barnard

... small. In the darkness of the night and the storm, and viewed from the little sloop, she had looked like an ocean liner as she suddenly came upon them. Everything about her was spick and span. The decks were as clean as holy stone and water could make them, and all the brasswork shone brightly in the sun. The decks seemed strangely ...

— A Voyage with Captain Dynamite • Charles Edward Rich

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