meaning of liner
1. One who lines, as, a liner of shoes.
2. A vessel belonging to a regular line of packets; also, a line-of-battle ship; a ship of the line.
3. A thin piece placed between two parts to hold or adjust them, fill a space, etc. ; a shim.
4. A lining within the cylinder, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket.
5. A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc. , are fastened for grinding.
6. A ball which, when struck, flies through the air in a nearly straight line not far from the ground.
7. baseball a hit that flies straight out from the batter; "the batter hit a liner to the
">shortstop"
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