OCEAN LINER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ocean liner mean? 

• OCEAN LINER (noun)
  The noun OCEAN LINER has 1 sense:

1. a large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule)

  Familiarity information: OCEAN LINER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OCEAN LINER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

liner; ocean liner

Hypernyms ("ocean liner" is a kind of...):

passenger ship (a ship built to carry passengers)

Meronyms (parts of "ocean liner"):

cabin (small room on a ship or boat where people sleep)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ocean liner"):

cabin liner (a liner with cabins for passengers)

cargo liner (a liner that carries cargo)

cruise liner; cruise ship (a passenger ship used commercially for pleasure cruises)

express luxury liner; luxury liner (a liner equipped for sumptuous living)