liner

¹

[ lahy-ner ]

noun

1. a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
2. eyeliner.
3. Baseball. line drive.
4. a person or thing that traces by or marks with lines. line.
5. ship of the line.

liner

²

[ lahy-ner ]

noun

1. something serving as a lining. line.
2. a protective covering, usually of cardboard, for a phonograph record; album; jacket.
3. a person who fits or provides linings. lining.

liner

¹

/ ˈlaɪnə /

noun

1. a passenger ship or aircraft, esp one that is part of a commercial fleet
2. See Freightliner
   See Freightliner
3. Also calledeye liner a cosmetic used to outline the eyes, consisting of a liquid or cake mixed with water and applied by brush or a grease pencil
4. a person or thing that uses lines, esp in drawing or copying

liner

²

/ ˈlaɪnə /

noun

1. a material used as a lining
2. a person who supplies or fits linings
3. engineering a sleeve, usually of a metal that will withstand wear or corrosion, fixed inside or outside a structural component or vessel

   cylinder liner

Word History and Origins

Origin of liner¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; line ¹, + -er ¹( def )

Origin of liner²

First recorded in 1605–15; line ² + -er ¹

Example Sentences

If you don’t think your bag can hack it on its own, slip it inside another bag, or use a sleeping bag liner for a double layer of warmth.

From Popular-Science

I usually won’t switch to a lightweight or liner glove until temps are well into the 40s and I’m traveling uphill.

From Outside Online

That’s why Patagonia wisely included a thin nylon mitten that folds out of the cuff of these liner gloves and covers your fingers.

From Outside Online

If being used in extreme cold, we recommend using these as a glove liner.

From Popular-Science

The Dakota is made from a thick, stretchy woven nylon shell, backed by a heavy bonded fleece liner, so they’re not only extremely durable but also extremely warm.

From Outside Online

Opposite is a red-brick monastery leaning like an ocean liner in the snow.

From The Daily Beast

Pick up records from that time and chances are Hentoff wrote the liner notes.

From The Daily Beast

The senior Senator was, as usual, highly disciplined, avoiding the substance of some questions with one-liner talking points.

From The Daily Beast

He purchased two first-class tickets on the France, a luxury liner passage to England, for his new girlfriend and himself.

From The Daily Beast

Mary, Queen of Scots on Reign is more likely pop off a bustier than a one-liner.

From The Daily Beast

Northward, toward the Pole, were liner lanes in the higher levels, but here was a deserted sector.

From Project Gutenberg

Coming alongside the crushed hull of the interplanetary liner, we made an inspection of its position.

From Project Gutenberg

He and the others now floated as smoothly as though under water toward a wrecked liner at the Pallas' right.

From Project Gutenberg

"Let's get back and let them know about it," Liggett urged, and they climbed back out of the liner.

From Project Gutenberg

It seemed that some months before he had been a purser on an East Indian liner.

From Project Gutenberg

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