Large ships designed to carry passengers on regular routes, or protective layers inside containers that are removable; in cosmetics, also thin brushes or pens used for drawing precise lines.
From 'line,' which comes from Latin 'linea' meaning 'a thread or string.' The suffix '-er' indicates something that does or is associated with lines, and '-s' makes it plural.
Ocean liners were once the height of luxury travel and symbols of national pride—the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 didn't stop them, but airplane travel in the 1960s killed the golden age of liner travel, showing how technology destroys whole industries almost overnight.
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