mainlineadj/ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn/

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  Normal, principal or standard.

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  ChristianityProtestantismlifestyleNot fundamentalist, charismatic or evangelical.

  • At a time when mainline denominations are engaged in massive closures of small rural churches, independent charismatics are strategically helping to rechurch rural Canada.
  • This doesn’t necessarily mean Christians are joining mainline congregations — the survey measures self-identification, not church affiliation. It is, nevertheless, a striking turnabout after years when mainline Protestantism was considered moribund and evangelical Christianity full of dynamism.
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  rail-transportrailwaystransportOf or pertaining to the principal route or line of a railway.

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  rail-transportrailwaystransportOf or pertaining to a surface-level heavy rail system as distinct from an underground, elevated or light rail one.

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  rail-transportrailwaystransportOf or pertaining to national or long-distance rail network operators as opposed to urban and suburban operators.

  • Merseyrail and mainline services affected by downpour with more heavy rain forecast
  • Well-publicised flexible ticketing options are needed for both visitors and workers, integrated across the entire journey: from outside the capital all the way into central London, considering both TfL and mainline rail services.
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  economicssciencesshippingPertaining to a direct route between two major ports.

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  board-gameschessgamesOf a sequence of opening moves: being part of a main line ("a standard sequence of opening moves considered to be best play").

  • After 3 e5 the Czech Benoni Defense is created. Unlike the mainline 3 e6, which aims for tactical counterplay in the center, Black aims for solidity there. He will choose later what flank to attack on.
  • Short's pragmatic approach to the match was to avoid mainline theory and the teenager's computer preparation.

mainlineverb/ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn/

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  slangTo inject (a drug) directly into a vein.

  • The patient skinpopped for 1½ years and then started to mainline heroin.
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  informalTo consume voraciously.

  • Last month, she lamented that her busy campaign schedule had kept her from mainlining Amazon’s new “Rings of Power” series.
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  computingengineeringmathematicsTo integrate (code, etc.) into the main repository for a software project, rather than separate forks.

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  To include (a prisoner) in the general population of a prison.

mainlinenoun/ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn/

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  aeronauticsaerospaceaviationAn airline's main operating unit, as opposed to codeshares or regional subsidiaries.

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  rail-transportrailwaystransportThe principal route or line of a railway.

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  fishinghobbieslifestyleIn longline fishing the central line to which the branch lines with baits are attached.

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  businessconstructionmanufacturingThe pipeline carrying wastewater to the public drains or a septic tank.

  • Many plumbers will tell you they don't go off property since that is the local water company's responsibility. Most local water companies would prefer that, if a line is snaked, it is snaked all the way to the mainline connection.
  • In addition, opportunities exist for the introduction of these organisms into a system by means of broken or corroded piping, repair of existing mainlines, installation of new mains, back siphonage, and cross-connections, any of which may result in contamination of the water supply.
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  slangA principal vein into which a drug can be injected.

  • I'm searching for my mainline / I said I couldn't hit it sideways
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  computingengineeringmathematicsThe main repository for a software project, from which different versions (forks) may be split off.

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  The general population of a prison.

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