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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries定期客船
Pronunciation / Transliteration: teiki kasen
"その定期客船は大西洋を横断しました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large passenger ship designed for traveling across the ocean, especially on a regular scheduled route.
"The historic ocean liner departed from the port for its final transatlantic voyage." - 2
A massive commercial vessel historically used for immigration and long-distance passenger transport.
"Before the rise of commercial aviation, ocean liners were the primary means of traveling between continents."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'ocean', derived from the Ancient Greek 'okeanos' via Latin and Old French, and 'liner', originating in the 19th century to denote a steamship belonging to a company that ran a regular schedule or 'line' across the sea. Together, the compound reflects the era of transatlantic passenger travel dominance in the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ocean liner" is said worldwide
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paquebot
Transliteration: /pak.bo/
"Le paquebot a traversé l'Atlantique en moins d'une semaine."
Ozeanriese
Transliteration: /oˈt͡se̯aːnˌʁiːzə/
"Der große Ozeanriese lief im Hafen ein."
transatlantico
Transliteration: /tranzatˈlantiko/
"Il transatlantico partì per New York."
transatlántico
Transliteration: /tɾansatˈlantiko/
"El transatlántico navegaba hacia el horizonte."
transatlântico
Transliteration: /tɾɐ̃.zaˈtɫɐ̃.tʃi.ku/
"O transatlântico cruzou o oceano com milhares de passageiros."
समुद्री जहाज़
Transliteration: samudrī jahāz
"समुद्री जहाज़ ने अपनी लंबी यात्रा शुरू की।"
远洋客轮
Transliteration: yuǎnyáng kèlún
"这艘远洋客轮载着数百名乘客横渡大西洋。"
대형 여객선
Transliteration: daehyeong yeogaekseon
"대형 여객선이 바다를 항해하고 있다."
定期客船
Transliteration: teiki kasen
"その定期客船は大西洋を横断しました。"
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