mainline

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Normal, principal or standard.
2. Of or pertaining to the principal route or line of a railway.
3. Of or pertaining to a surface railway as distinct from an underground, elevated or light rail one.
4. Of a sequence of opening moves: being part of a main line ("a standard sequence of opening moves considered to be best play").

Verb

1. (slang) To inject (a drug) directly into a vein.
2. (informal) To consume voraciously.
3. To integrate (code, etc.) into the main repository for a software project, rather than separate forks.
4. To include (a prisoner) in the general population of a prison.

Noun

1. An airline's main operating unit, as opposed to codeshares or regional subsidiaries.
2. The principal route or line of a railway.
3. In longline fishing the central line to which the branch lines with baits are attached.
4. The pipeline carrying wastewater to the public drains or a septic tank.
5. (slang) A principal vein into which a drug can be injected.
6. The main repository for a software project, from which different versions (forks) may be split off.
7. Alternative form of main line
8. The general population of a prison.

Concepten

fijn

gewone

normale

orthodox

rechtzinnig

standaard-

geijkt

Synoniemen

basic

inject

mainstream

chief

fundamental

orthodox

pivotal

primary

prime

shoot

main force

main current

chief object

ancestry

skin pop

bottom

central

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn/

Etymologie (Engels)

From main + line.