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mainline Definition

main·line (-līn′)

noun

the principal road, course, etc.

adjective

having a principal, prominent, or moderate position or status

transitive verb -·lined′, -·lin′·ing

Slang to inject (a narcotic drug) directly into a large vein

mainline Related Forms
main′·lin′er noun
mainline Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • join: Can also be fished inline with addition of tail rubber with ring swivel to join the mainline to separate hooklink.
  • cross: Stones Crossing, is the point where the Liverpool & Manchester Railroad crosses the mainline.
  • contain: For users that aren't familiar, the trunk contains the development mainline - that is the stable code that you should be using.

Adjective modifier

  • 10lb: A size 8 hook, Merlin hook link and 10lb mainline helped complete the deed.
  • east: GNER says space on the east coast mainline should be used for extra services to Leeds, the booming hothouse of Yorkshire's economy.
  • busy: With two sections of single line and a busy mainline in between pathing is very constrained.
  • west: Further up by March Farm, a bridge over the west coast mainline reveals the former road once again.
  • double: The freight operation is independent and not connected to the double track mainline.

Modifies a noun

  • station: The mainline train station is 5 minutes walk with a frequent service - London Waterloo, 22 minutes.
  • denomination: Over 2,000 women attended this event, planned by women leaders from mainline denominations.
  • railroad: Carlisle station is the nearest mainline railroad at 20 miles.
  • locomotive: However by early 1997 only two mainline locomotives were present, one of which was 850.
  • diesel: This time last year we had not long since acquired our one and only mainline diesel powered locomotive, the Class 31.
  • train: You can use the Heathrow, Gatwick, or Stansted Express Service or mainline trains from London Luton.

Used with adjective complement

  • include: The London Rolling Stock Team has experience of all the vehicle types used in London, including mainline, light rail and tube.

Noun used with modifier

  • coast: Railtrack announce they wish to shut down the entire west coast mainline for the next three summers.
  • track: The freight operation is independent and not connected to the double track mainline.
  • development: For users that aren't familiar, the trunk contains the development mainline - that is the stable code that you should be using.
  • lb: Tackle requirements: A 2 lb-plus test curve specimen rod, 12 lb mainline and a long hooklink of strong wire.

Modifying Another Word

  • then: Then mainline train to Manchester via Preston that takes approx 2 1/2 hours.