Meaning

7 senses

  1. (not comparable)Normal, principal or standard.

  2. (US, not comparable)Not fundamentalist, charismatic or evangelical.

  3. (not comparable)Of or pertaining to the principal route or line of a railway.

  4. (not comparable)Of or pertaining to a surface-level heavy rail system as distinct from an underground, elevated or light rail one.

  5. (not comparable)Of or pertaining to national or long-distance rail network operators as opposed to urban and suburban operators.

  6. (not comparable)Pertaining to a direct route between two major ports.

  7. (not comparable)Of a sequence of opening moves: being part of a main line ("a standard sequence of opening moves considered to be best play").

Translations

1 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
(rail transport) the principal route:

Origin

From main + line.

From main + line.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
mainstream

Antonyms

1 antonyms
feeder

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
mainB1mainframemainlandmainlyA2mainstaymainstream

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