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liner
(laɪnəʳ)
Word forms: plural liners
1. countable noun [oft noun NOUN]
A liner is a large ship in which people travel long distances, especially on holiday.
...luxury ocean liners.
...the cruise liner, the QE2.
2. See also bin liner
liner in British English 1
(ˈlaɪnə)
noun
1.
a passenger ship or aircraft, esp one that is part of a commercial fleet
2. Freightliner
3. Also called: eye 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 in British English 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
liner in American English 1
(ˈlaɪnər)
noun
1.
a person or thing that traces lines or stripes
2. US
a steamship, passenger airplane, etc. in regular service for a specific line
3. US
line drive
4.
a cosmetic applied in a fine line, as along the eyelid or, in the theater, to accentuate a natural line in the face
liner in American English 2
(ˈlaɪnər)
noun
1.
a person who makes or attaches linings
2.
a lining or something that suggests a lining by fitting inside something else
a helmet liner
3. US
the covering, originally the sleeve (sense 3) and later, usually, the , jacket (sense 2) jacket (sense 2b) of a long-playing record
liner in Mechanical Engineering
(laɪnər)
Word forms: (regular plural) liners
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Machinery and components)
A liner is a sleeve that will withstand wear or corrosion, fixed inside or outside a structuralcomponent or container.
Textile liners fixed inside the wheel arches help reduce tire noise.
Install the proper size bearing liners (inserts) to bring the clearance to standard.
A liner is a sleeve that will withstand wear or corrosion, fixed inside or outside a structuralcomponent or container.
liner in the Oil and Gas Industry
(laɪnər)
Word forms: (regular plural) liners
noun
(Extractive engineering: Field development, Equipment)
A liner is a casing string which is fixed into the bottom of a previous casing.
A liner extends from the setting depth up into another string of casing, usually overlappingabout 100 feet into the upper string.
A liner is a section of casing that is suspended downhole in existing casing.
A liner is a casing string which is fixed into the bottom of a previous casing.
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In other languagesliner
British English: liner /ˈlaɪnə/ NOUN
A liner is a large passenger ship.
...luxury ocean liners.
- American English: liner
- Arabic: بَاخِرَةٌ خَطِيَّةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: navio de cruzeiro
- Chinese: 班轮
- Croatian: putnički brod
- Czech: zaoceánský parník
- Danish: krydstogtskib
- Dutch: lijnboot
- European Spanish: transatlántico
- Finnish: matkustajalaiva
- French: paquebot
- German: Passagierschiff
- Greek: πλοίο της γραμμής
- Italian: transatlantico
- Japanese: 定期船
- Korean: 정기선
- Norwegian: rutebåt
- Polish: statek pasażerski
- European Portuguese: navio de cruzeiro
- Romanian: vas de linienaval
- Russian: лайнер
- Latin American Spanish: transatlántico
- Swedish: foder
- Thai: เรือหรือเครื่องบินที่เดินทางประจำเส้นทาง
- Turkish: büyük yolcu gemisi
- Ukrainian: лайнер
- Vietnamese: tàu thủy lớn
Chinese translation of 'liner'
liner
(ˈlaɪnəʳ)
n (c)
- (= ship)
班轮(輪)
(bānlún) (艘, sōu)