LINER

n.

6 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

One who lines, as, a liner of shoes.

2.
n.

A vessel belonging to a regular line of packets; also, a line-of- battle ship; a ship of the line.

3.
n.

A thin piece placed between two parts to hold or adjust them, fill a space, etc., ; a shim.

4.
n.

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.
n.

A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding.

6.
n.

A ball which, when struck, flies through the air in a nearly straight line not far from the ground.


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