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 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

liner

²

/ ˈlaɪnə /

noun

1. a passenger ship or aircraft, esp one that is part of a commercial fleet
2. 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

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

The sale demonstrates the "enduring fascination" with ill-fated the ocean liner, it added.

From BBC

"We have turnovers, liners, hooks, boomerangs, knuckles. And they all do different things," Koch said in an interview with the NFL in 2016.

From BBC

It will become the sixth passenger liner in the company's cruise fleet.

From BBC

Freeman was forced to test his ankle in the first inning when his liner struck the angled part of the wall down the left field line and bounced past oncoming Yankees outfielder Alex Verdugo.

From Los Angeles Times

Local authorities in Palma de Mallorca have put a cap on the number of cruise liners which can dock in its port.

From BBC

Related Words

• barge
• boat
• craft
• ocean liner
• tanker