ocean liner
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈoʊʃən ˈlaɪnər/
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transatlántico
- Passengers board a large ocean liner, bound for the United States.
- a modern ocean liner
On a doomed ocean liner, you'd be like, no, that's Titanic.
- On a doomed ocean liner, you'd be like, no, that's Titanic.
Examples
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Four weeks after Germany surrendered, Toulon, along with his wife, Madeline, boarded an ocean liner bound for the United States.
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Many families choose to travel on an ocean liner for their summer vacations.
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How about first class tickets on an ocean liner?
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It's an ocean liner that sails from London to New York.
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Indiana steps onto the ocean liner's exit ramp.
Fiction book (1990) -
Two gargantuan ocean liners are moving toward each other.
Fiction book (1990) -
An enormous ocean liner floating a dozen yards above the water.
Fiction book (1997) -
The first news of the St. Louis ran in Cuban newspapers on Thursday, May 4, 1939, when the Havana Post reported the ocean liner would arrive at the end of the month carrying one thousand Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany.
Academic text (2017) -
The ocean liner departed from Southampton, carrying tourists eager for an adventure.
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She dreamed of taking a journey on an elegant ocean liner across the Atlantic.
Synonyms
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1.0
A large boat that carries people or goods across the sea
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2.6
A large ship that carries people on holiday trips with places to sleep and entertainment
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3.2
A large passenger ship that sails on regular long routes
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3.2
A large passenger ship for holiday trips with food, pools, and shows on board
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4.0
A large ship with very comfortable rooms and extra services for passengers
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2.2
A large ship that carries people, not cargo
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7.5
A very large passenger train car with two levels for carrying people
A passenger ship with private cabins for travelers
A large fast passenger ship that has very comfortable rooms and many services
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound meaning is directly derivable from 'ocean' (sea) + 'liner' (a scheduled passenger/passenger ship): it denotes a large ship that sails ocean routes. This noun+noun composition follows a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Ocean liner is a name that gives a clear picture: a large ship that sailed regular 'routes' across the ocean. Because a liner was a ship that kept to a set route, ocean liner came to mean a very big passenger ship for 'long trips' across the sea.