What is a vessel belonging to a regular line of packets; also, a line-of- battle ship; a ship of the line called?
liner — A vessel belonging to a regular line of packets; also, a line-of- battle ship; a ship of the line. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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