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mainline

The correct spelling is mainline.

How to pronounce mainline

noun

IPA: /ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn/

Say it like: May-nli-ne

The correct spelling is mainline. An airline's main operating unit, as opposed to codeshares or regional subsidiaries.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An airline's main operating unit, as opposed to codeshares or regional subsidiaries.
  2. 2.The main repository for a software project, from which different versions (forks) may be split off.

verb

  1. 1.To inject (a drug) directly into a vein.
  2. 2.To integrate (code, etc.) into the main repository for a software project, rather than separate forks.

adjective

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

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