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main line
Main Line M0044400 (mān′) A group of suburbs of southeast Pennsylvania. The fashionable area was named after the chief railroad line traveling west from Philadelphia.
main linen.1. A principal section of a railroad line.2. Slang A principal and easily accessible vein, usually in the arm or leg, into which a drug can be injected.main line n 1. (Railways) railways a. the trunk route between two points, usually fed by branch linesb. (as modifier): a main-line station. 2. (Automotive Engineering) US a main road vb (Recreational Drugs) (intr) slang to inject a drug into a vein adj having an important position, esp having responsibility for the main areas of activity ˈmainˌliner nmain′ line′
n. 1. a principal highway or railway line. 2. Slang. an accessible vein that can be used to inject a narcotic. [1835–45] main•line (ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn, -ˈlaɪn)
v. -lined, -lin•ing,
adj. v.i. 1. Slang. to inject a narcotic directly into a vein. v.t. 2. Slang. to inject (a narcotic) directly into a vein. adj. 3. having a principal, established, or widely accepted position. [1935–40, Amer.] main′lin`er, n. Main Line - The principal line of a railway (1841), it also has the meaning "affluent area of residence" (1930s), originally that of Philadelphia, from the "main line" of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which added local stops to a string of backwater towns west of the city in late 19th century that helped turn them into fashionable suburbs.See also related terms for railway.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  main line - the principal route of a transportation systemitinerary, route, path - an established line of travel or access |
Translationsmain line
main line1. Railwaysa. the trunk route between two points, usually fed by branch lines b. (as modifier): a main-line station 2. US a main road Main Line (Russian, magistral’; from Latin magistralis, “leading”). (1) The main route, the primary line in communications (railroad main line, waterway main line). (2) A wide and heavily traveled street in a large city. (3) The main cable or wire in an electrical circuit or in tele-graph and telephone communications. (4) The main pipe in a sewerage line or water system. AcronymsSeemLmain line
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