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starline

starline noun: a hypothetical or theoretical line connecting a series of stars within a cluster or constellation.

Noun

starline (plural starlines)

  1. A hypothetical or theoretical line connecting a series of stars within a cluster or constellation.
  2. A company that flies commercial starships.
    • At the gate terminals that serviced the various commercial passenger starlines, thousands of beings—humanoid and non—went about their business laboring in numerous capacities to keep the port operating smmothly, cleanly, and safely.2004, Cory Williams, The Taking of Cyndriel's Hope, page 124
    • Passengers transshipping to other starlines should go to the nearest routing desk at once.2011, Robert Silverberg, The Silent Invaders

Forms of starline

pluralstarlines

Origin of starline

From star + line.

Questions about starline

What does starline mean?
Starline means a hypothetical or theoretical line connecting a series of stars within a cluster or constellation.
What part of speech is starline?
Starline is a noun.
What is the plural of starline?
The plural of starline is starlines.

Words near starline in the dictionary

  1. starlights
  2. starlike
  3. starlikeness
  4. Starlin
  5. Starlina
  6. starline
  7. starlined
  8. starliner
  9. starliners
  10. starlines
  11. starling

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