Meaning of LINER
| Pronunciation: | | 'lInur
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- [n] (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter; "the batter hit a liner to the shortstop"
- [n] a large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule)
- [n] a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment
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| | Synonyms: | | line drive, lining, ocean liner |
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| | See Also: | | ball, baseball, baseball game, cabin, cabin liner, cargo liner, cruise liner, cruise ship, express luxury liner, garment, hit, hitting, luxury liner, passenger ship, piece of cloth, piece of material, striking | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lin"er\ (l[imac]n"[~e]r), n.
1. One who lines, as, a liner of shoes.
2. A vessel belonging to a regular line of packets; also, a
line-of-battle ship; a ship of the line.
3. (Mach.) A thin piece placed between two parts to hold or
adjust them, fill a space, etc.; a shim.
4. (Steam Engine) A lining within the cylinder, 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 slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are
fastened for grinding.
6. (Baseball) A ball which, when struck, flies through the
air in a nearly straight line not far from the ground.
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| | Definition: | | A plant seedling grown in a long narrow tube (typically 10 inches tall and 1.5 inches in diameter) for convenient transplanting onto a revegetation site. |
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| | Related Terms: | | bush, bushing, doubling, doublure, facing, filler, filling, floating hotel, floating palace, inlay, inlayer, insole, interlineation, lining, ocean greyhound, ocean liner, packing, padding, passenger steamer, stuffing, wadding, wainscot |
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