superliner

American  

[soo-per-lahy-ner] / ˈsu pərˌlaɪ nər /

noun

1. an ocean liner of relatively great size or speed.

2. a railroad car or train providing express service and usually deluxe passenger accommodations.

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Etymology

Origin of superliner

First recorded in 1915–20; super- + liner ¹

Example Sentences

The latest P&O "superliner" Britannia has been officially named by the Queen but what happens after cruise liners are past their sell-by date?

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2015

On May 7, 1915, the four-funneled, 787-foot Cunard superliner, on a run from New York to Liverpool, encountered a German submarine, the U-20, about 11 miles off the coast of Ireland.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2015

On July 5, 1991, my group leaves Chicago on a double-decker superliner train for L.A.

From Scientific American • Aug. 2, 2012

The superliner is the dreamboat of William Francis Gibbs, 65, crack naval architect and famed designer of World War II's Liberty ships, and every type of naval ship from destroyer to battleship.

From Time Magazine Archive

Windjammers in the old movies might have a man lashed to the wheel whose muscle power turned the rudder, but, believe me, a big superliner doesn’t.

From The Knights of Arthur by Pohl, Frederik