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liner

Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪnɚ/

The English word “liner” has 15 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Someone who fits a lining to something.
  2. A removable cover or lining.
  3. The pamphlet supplied in the box with an audiovisual tape or disc, etc.
  4. A lining within the cylinder of a steam engine, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket.
  5. A similar lining for cylinders of internal-combustion engines (see "Further reading").
  6. A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding.
  7. A formal no-show sock.
  8. A pantyliner.
  9. A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner.
  10. A ship of the line.
  11. A line drive.
  12. A basic salesperson.
  13. Something with a specified number of lines.
  14. A person born in a certain year (XX liner); a person who belongs to a certain line.

verb

  1. To fit a cylinder liner.

Etymology

From line (verb) + -er.

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