superliner
Americannoun
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an ocean liner of relatively great size or speed.
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a railroad car or train providing express service and usually deluxe passenger accommodations.
Etymology
Origin of superliner
Example Sentences
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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
"Now, be careful," warned our redcap, Chester, as he carried our suitcases to our second-story sleeper on the silver superliner.
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
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