in-line

[ in-lahyn, in-lahyn ]

adjective

1. (of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.

in-line

adjective

1. denoting a linked sequence of manufacturing processes
2. denoting an internal-combustion engine having its cylinders arranged in a line

Word History and Origins

Origin of in-line¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Back then, he often expressed beliefs that seemed close-to-in-line with his father's worldview.

From The Daily Beast

Bonas, a dance school graduate, broke up with the fun-loving fourth-in-line to the throne after two years together.

From The Daily Beast

So we perhaps now have a better idea why the second-in-line to the throne has been in such poor humor recently.

From The Daily Beast

If Barack Obama wins reelection, will the next-in-line guy in 2016 finally be pushed off the cliff?

From The Daily Beast

The check-in line for our flight was short, and the terminal seemed strangely empty.

From The Daily Beast

Some in-line paragraph headings are in boldface and some are in italics; this emphasis has been retained.

From Project Gutenberg

The original text does not include in-line translations of the calligraphy that opens and closes each chapter.

From Project Gutenberg

When an in-line image has a thin black border, you can click on it to open the larger version.

From Project Gutenberg

To speed loading, drawings in-line with the text are at most 512 pixels wide, often less.

From Project Gutenberg

After a while, with the switch on, he bestrode the thing and started to pump it down the slight in-line toward the street.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• consecutive
• nonstop
• short
• smooth
• solid
• straightforward
• successive
• true