mainline

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

• main + line

[edit] Adjective

Wikipedia mainline (not comparable)

1. normal, principal or standard.
2. (rail transport) Of or pertaining to the principal route or line of a railway
3. (rail transport) Of or pertaining to a surface railway as distinct from an underground, elevated or light rail one.

[edit] Synonyms

• (normal, principal or standard): mainstream

[edit] Verb

to mainline (third-person singular simple present mainlines, present participle mainlining, simple past and past participle mainlined)

1. To inject (a drug) directly into a vein.

[edit] Derived terms

• mainliner
• mainlining

[edit] See also

• main line