ocean liner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ocean liner
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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She has written Page One WSJ features on nuclear pacemakers, a damaged model of the Queen Mary ocean liner and abandoned Redbox movie vending machines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 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
Part essay film, part noirish sci-fi-fantasy set aboard an ocean liner, the film is also a chapter of an ongoing project that wraps together the past, present and future of Black history.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025
One of his first campaign stops was at the Belfast shipyard where the doomed ocean liner Titanic was built — another detail seized on gleefully by opponents.
From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024
At the pavilion of the Inman line a full-sized slice of an ocean liner towered above them.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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