interline
1 Americanverb (used with object)
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to write or insert (words, phrases, etc.) between the lines of writing or print.
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to mark or inscribe (a document, book, etc.) between the lines.
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to transfer (freight) from one carrier to another in the course of shipment.
verb (used without object)
adjective
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involving or indicating a transfer of passengers or freight from one carrier to another during travel or shipment.
interline flights.
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of or relating to transactions between competing carriers, especially airlines, by which passengers, baggage, and freight are transferred from one carrier to another using only one ticket or one check-in procedure from departure point to destination.
verb (used with object)
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Etymology
Origin of interline1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word interlīneāre. See inter-, line 1
Origin of interline2
Example Sentences
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The application, filed on Friday, said the merger would boost competition, streamlining pricing of interline moves for thousands of customer locations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
Charles Leocha, president of Travelers United, a nonprofit passenger advocacy group, agrees, saying: “I would like to see more interline agreements. That would be a big help.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
“When this happens, we work hard with our interline partners to connect customers with their bags as quickly as possible, including compensation for the delayed bag. We sincerely apologize for the frustration this caused.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2022
Alaska said it has also suspended its limited interline relationships with S7 and Aeroflot, the largest carrier in Russia.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2022
On page 4178, Miner swears that he never asked him to interline any petition.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Ingersoll, Robert Green
He progressively masters burgher manners and the industrial system, becomes owner of a phonograph shop, then a department store, then a vast phonograph factory, in which mass production and prison methods are satirically interlined.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had drawn Cabinet lists, rearranged them, scratched them, interlined them, thrown them away and locked his decisions in the secret vault of his mind.
From Time Magazine Archive
Small and strange was the writing, overwritten and interlined by many hands, and all those hands were dust now.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Interlineā′tion, Interlīn′ing, act of interlining: that which is interlined: correction or alteration made by writing between lines.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
I seized upon a worn copy of the Dramatic Sketches, which I found crossed and interlined in every direction.
From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker
Airlines Norwegian Air and Wideroe have agreed to cooperate on the Norwegian domestic market and onward travel, including joint ticket and passenger interlining, the firms said on Tuesday.
From Reuters ● Jul. 13, 2022
The cloth was faded, its pattern blurred, and the frayed cuff sprouted a fringe of broken threads where the interlining showed through.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 10, 2018
"We were looking at a lot of old 60s couture and paying attention to construction, interlining and ways to build a garment," he said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2012
A lightweight, soft Fiberglas interlining for coats was announced by Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. to go into men's, women's & children's clothing this winter.
From Time Magazine Archive
The lines may be barely a quarter of an inch apart, or may be placed only close enough together to perform their function of keeping the interlining in place.
From Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them by Webster, Marie D. (Marie Daugherty)
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