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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Liner \Lin"er\ (l[imac]n"[~e]r), n.
     1. One who lines, as, a liner of shoes or clothing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An airplane or ship belonging to a transportation company;
        also, a line-of-battle ship; a ship of the line.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Mach.) A thin piece placed between two parts to hold or
        adjust them, fill a space, etc.; a shim.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A lining[2]. Specifically: (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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are
        fastened for grinding.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Baseball) A ball which, when struck, flies through the
        air in a nearly straight line not far from the ground;
        also called line drive; as, he hit a sharp liner to
        right.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. A protective envelope for a phonograph record or other
        object.
        [PJC]
  
     8. A lining; as, a removable coat liner.
        [PJC]
  
     9. Same as eyeliner.
        [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Liner \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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  liner
       n 1: (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter;
            "the batter hit a liner to the shortstop" [syn: line
            drive]
       2: a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a
          garment [syn: lining]
       3: a large commercial ship (especially one that carries
          passengers on a regular schedule) [syn: ocean liner]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  liner
     n.
     Someone who fits a lining to something.
     n.
     A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route;
  an ocean liner.
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (inflection of nn line  indef p)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Liner
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  LINER
     n.
     (lb en initialism) low ionization nuclear emission line region

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  liner
     n.
     Someone who fits a lining to something.
     n.
     A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route;
  an ocean liner.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Liner
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  LINER
     n.
     (lb en initialism) low ionization nuclear emission line region

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  liner
     n.
     Someone who fits a lining to something.
     n.
     A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route;
  an ocean liner.
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (inflection of nn line  indef p)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Liner
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  LINER
     n.
     (lb en initialism) low ionization nuclear emission line region

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  liner
     n.
     Someone who fits a lining to something.
     n.
     A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route;
  an ocean liner.
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (inflection of nn line  indef p)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Liner
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  LINER
     n.
     (lb en initialism) low ionization nuclear emission line region

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  liner
     Englanti n.
     1 vuorokone
     2 linjalaiva
     3 vuoraaja
     4 tiiviste; vuoraus
     5 irtovuori
     6 varreton, näkymätön sukka

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Liner /lˈaɪnə/
  باخرة الركّاب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  liner //ˈlaɪnə// 
  1. лайнер
  large passenger carrying ship
  2. обшивка, подплата
  liner, lining: inside covering (i.e. a jacket liner)

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  liner /lˈaɪnə/ 
  parník

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  liner /lˈaɪnə/ 
  podložka