ocean liner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ocean liner
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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In 1939, the German ocean liner, which was carrying Jewish refugees, was turned away by the United States.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026
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
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
The hearing revealed other text messages between Titan and its mother ship as the deep-sea vessel began its trek to the sea floor to see the iconic British ocean liner that sank in 1912.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024
Cribbing a metaphor from Francis Aston of the Cavendish, Laurence reported that the energy unleashed from a glass of water could power the ocean liner Mauretania “across the Atlantic and back again.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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