Sekirov Dictionary

mainline

/ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn/

adjective7

  1. Normal, principal or standard.
  2. Of or pertaining to the principal route or line of a railway.
  3. Pertaining to a direct route between two major ports.
  4. Of a sequence of opening moves: being part of a main line ("a standard sequence of opening moves considered to be best play").
  5. Of or pertaining to a surface-level heavy rail system as distinct from an underground, elevated or light rail one.
  6. Of or pertaining to national or long-distance rail network operators as opposed to urban and suburban operators.
  7. (US) Not fundamentalist, charismatic or evangelical.

noun7

  1. The principal route or line of a railway.
  2. In longline fishing the central line to which the branch lines with baits are attached.
  3. The pipeline carrying wastewater to the public drains or a septic tank.
  4. The main repository for a software project, from which different versions (forks) may be split off.
  5. (slang) A principal vein into which a drug can be injected.
  6. An airline's main operating unit, as opposed to codeshares or regional subsidiaries.
  7. The general population of a prison.

verb4

  1. (slang) To inject (a drug) directly into a vein.
  2. (informal) To consume voraciously.
  3. To integrate (code, etc.) into the main repository for a software project, rather than separate forks.
  4. To include (a prisoner) in the general population of a prison.
forms

mainlined · mainlining · mainlines

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