ocean liner
Definitions
A large passenger ship designed for traveling across the ocean on a regular, scheduled route.
A vessel built for the transport of passengers and cargo between ports on different continents.
Examples
The massive ocean liner glided gracefully into the harbor as passengers waved from the decks.
Traveling across the Atlantic on a luxury ocean liner was considered the height of sophistication in the early twentieth century.
Synonyms
cruise ship passenger ship steamship liner ocean-going vessel