liner

noun

Definition of linernext
as in plane

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Recent Examples of liner The new liner appears grayer than when the pool was repainted and refilled with water in early June. — Matthew Daly, Fortune, 16 July 2026 This liner is a great addition to any sleeping bag or—for those of us who sleep hot—a standalone option. — Clay Abney, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026 Backup goalie Joseph Woll, depth defenseman Simon Benoit and fourth-liner Noel Acciari are the only notable additions. — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Corbin Carroll grounded into a forceout at second, moving Marte to third, before Gabriel Moreno singled on a liner to right that scored Marte. — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for liner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liner
  1. plane
  2. ship
  3. airplane
  4. airliner
  5. tanker
  6. aircraft
  7. air taxi
  8. airship
Noun
  • This led to years of combing through the Pan Am and Coast Guard archives in search of clues about the location of the plane's wreckage.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • Svetlana Grković, Karović’s wife, told Serbian outlet Nova that the plane had been flying for around 30 minutes before the incident occurred.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Definition of plane
Noun
  • Before the war, an average of about 110 ships transited the strait daily.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • The ship overcame the engine failure and continued flying toward a pinpoint water landing in the Indian Ocean, but SpaceX had to skip an attempt to reignite a Raptor engine in space.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
Definition of ship
Noun
  • Subtle airplane decor and international posters strive to do the same.
    — USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • Since energy and fuel are major cost inputs for businesses — fuel to power airplanes and transport food to grocery stores, for example — consumers have seen prices rise to varying degrees elsewhere, too.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Definition of airplane
Noun
  • Budget airliner, Frontier, is also getting Wi-Fi for the first time.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 14 July 2026
  • The plane stopped, passengers scurried to the terminal and airport employees climbed up on the wings trying to keep the airliner from blowing away.
    — Dan Kelly July 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Definition of airliner
Noun
  • Oil prices rose above $90 a barrel for the first time in more than a month, as the conflict between the United States and Iran escalated further, resulting in the deaths of three US service members and a strike on a tanker.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • In comparison, about 300,000 barrels could be loaded onto a vessel that shuttles cargoes out to a bigger tanker offshore holding around 700,000 barrels.
    — Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 18 July 2026
Definition of tanker
Noun
  • The Pentagon is not revealing its equipment losses, but Tehran is claiming large numbers of US Black Hawk helicopters destroyed and base infrastructure like aircraft hangars heavily damaged in its days of attacks.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • The aircraft is operated by the private charter division of Qatar Airways, a World Cup sponsor.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Definition of aircraft
Noun
  • The Daily Dividend Archer shares soared almost 20% yesterday after the air taxi company unveiled its autonomous military vehicle with Anduril.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • Solving infrastructure bottlenecks Early deployment will focus on metropolitan regions where commercial air taxi services are expected to launch first, including California, Texas, Florida, and New York.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
Definition of air taxi
Noun
  • The plane doubles as a playset and airship and features more than 15 pieces, including a puppy companion.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • Fearing that the Italians would seize credit, Amundsen teamed up with American entrepreneur Lincoln Ellsworth to purchase the airship.
    — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 12 May 2026
Definition of airship

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