ocean liner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ocean liner
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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The main dining room resembled a luxury ocean liner, with floor-to-ceiling windows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
In 1939, the German ocean liner, which was carrying Jewish refugees, was turned away by the United States.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
He was as enthused about the set-free processes of making “Avatar” as he had been about building an ocean liner for “Titanic.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
He later wrote the book The Truth About The Titanic, recalling his experience onboard the doomed ocean liner.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2025
Aunt Pearl sailed serenely past the nationalist rally, the three girls clustered around her like starched white tugboats escorting a blue cotton ocean liner.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
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