ocean liner

noun
an oceangoing passenger ship, operating either as one unit of a regular scheduled service or as a cruise ship.

Origin:
1830–40, Americanism

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ocean liner

noun
a large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule) [syn: liner
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Example sentences
They can be thousands of times bigger than boreal bergs, closer to the size of a small state than a large ocean liner.
Includes general ocean liner sites, shipping and ocean lines sites, and sites on shipwrecks.
Discover the city's best-known attractions, which range from a historic ocean liner to a state-of-the-art aquarium.
He has guided a mighty ocean liner doggedly into a troubled sea.
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