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cargo liner

cargo liner noun: a cargo ship in liner service which carries a small number of passengers, typically limited to 12 to avoid the requirement for the ship to carry a doctor.

cargo liner: a cargo ship in liner service which carries a small number of passengers, typically limited to 12...
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Noun

cargo liner (plural cargo liners)

  1. A cargo ship in liner service which carries a small number of passengers, typically limited to 12 to avoid the requirement for the ship to carry a doctor.
  2. A lining for an aircraft's cargo hold; a lining for automotive interior wayback spaces or boots (trunks).
    • United Air Lines has chosen Gilliner 1066—a tough, durable, lightweight fiberglas polyester laminate—to line the cargo compartments of its fleet of cargo aircraft.1962, “United Adopts Gilliner, New Fiberglas Cargo Liner”, in Airlift, volume 26, American Aviation Publications, page 46

Forms of cargo liner

pluralcargo liners

Questions about cargo liner

What does cargo liner mean?
Cargo liner means a cargo ship in liner service which carries a small number of passengers, typically limited to 12 to avoid the requirement for the ship to carry a doctor.
What part of speech is cargo liner?
Cargo liner is a noun.
What is the plural of cargo liner?
The plural of cargo liner is cargo liners.

Words near cargo liner in the dictionary

  1. Cargo Fleet
  2. cargo hold
  3. cargo holds
  4. cargo jack
  5. cargo jacks
  6. cargo liner
  7. cargo liners
  8. cargo net
  9. cargo nets
  10. cargo pallet
  11. cargo pallets

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