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ocean liner

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noun
  1. an oceangoing passenger ship, operating either as one unit of a regular scheduled service or as a cruise ship.

Origin of ocean liner

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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Related Words for ocean liner

liner

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Historical Examples of ocean liner

  • Here a huge canoe made of a single log, and there a mammoth steamer with all the elegances of an ocean-liner.