Nautical Term: Liner

Definition of Liner

A large seafaring vessel, with a gross register tonnage (grt) exceeding 1000, that consistently plies a specific commercial route between designated ports as per a predetermined schedule.

For instance, The Mediterranean Liner, Christiana, with a grt of 11,000, operates on a regular route between the ports of Barcelona, Marseille, and Genoa according to a weekly schedule, transporting both passengers and cargo.

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