luxury liner
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- noun
- /ˈlʌkʃəri ˈlaɪnər/
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transatlántico de lujo
- The further increase in emigration traffic after 1880 permitted the construction of large luxury liners in fast succession.
- the luxury liner sank
- the luxury liner docked
- large luxury liners
Examples
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He then described a dream in which they were in a ballroom on a luxury liner.
Academic text (2010) -
The ship, called MS Oslofjord, was built as a luxury liner for the Norwegian American Line in 1938, hit a mine in the River Tyne on December 1, 1940, and has lain deep beneath the waves ever since.
Blog text (18) -
Ladies and gentlemen, I want to welcome you to Transcontinental's cross country luxury liner.
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I've been crossing on this luxury liner for two years.
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So they book a ticket on a luxury liner, but they never immerse themselves in the cultures they are visiting.
Blog text (34) -
If you looked sideways, you could see the Statue of Liberty from there, and at night, when it was dark, the partying lights of luxury liners lit up the sky.
Fiction book (1997) -
Now, when she swept onto a stage with her long, shapeless dress billowing around her sizable frame, one was awed in the way one might be when seeing a luxury liner heave into port.
Fiction book (1999) -
I once sailed in a luxury liner dwarfed by a radiant iceberg that inclined my voyage, I know today, to this tree on my own lawn.
Fiction book (1990) -
AS THE TRAVEL FOLDERS SAY, WHEN YOU STEP ABOARD THIS MAGNIFICENT LUXURY LINER, DULL CARE WILL MAGICALLY VANISH.
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The luxury liner provided exquisite dining options and entertainment for all its passengers.
Synonyms
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A large boat that carries people or goods across the sea
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A large ship that carries people on holiday trips with places to sleep and entertainment
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A large passenger ship that sails on regular long routes
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A large ship that carries people and things on long sea trips
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A large passenger ship for holiday trips with food, pools, and shows on board
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A large ship that carries people, not cargo
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A very large passenger train car with two levels for carrying people
A large fast passenger ship that has very comfortable rooms and many services
A passenger ship with private cabins for travelers
Antonyms
How Luxurious
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a large passenger ship with luxurious accommodations' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'luxury' (lavish comfort) + 'liner' (a scheduled passenger ship). This noun–noun compound follows common compounding patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Luxury liner comes from two simple words: luxury meaning rich, comfortable things, and liner meaning a ship that 'sails a set route'. In the early 1900s, big ocean ships had fancy rooms, restaurants and music for wealthy travelers, so the phrase came to mean 'a large passenger ship with luxurious accommodations'.