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
"You enjoyed being on a huge ocean liner like that, and the life it afforded while you were on there," Larter, now 85, tells BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
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
It sits there like a beached ocean liner, the prow cutting through swells of green turf, windows without number.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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