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linering

linering is the present participle and gerund of liner.

Meaning of liner

Verb

liner (third-person singular simple present liners, present participle linering, simple past and past participle linered)

  1. (transitive) To fit a cylinder liner.
    • They have a common chassis, except that the cylinders, 20 in. diameter in the Class "7", are linered down to 19½ in. in the Class "6".1951 July, “British Standard Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 444

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Questions about linering

What is linering the present participle and gerund of?
Linering is the present participle and gerund of liner.

Words near linering in the dictionary

  1. liner locks
  2. liner notes
  3. linerboard
  4. linerboards
  5. linered
  6. linering
  7. linerixibat
  8. linerless
  9. liners
  10. lines
  11. lines abreast

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