How to Pronounce "mainline"
word
MAYN-line
MAYN-line
Definition
'Mainline' usually means the main path or central route of something, such as a main railway or water pipe. In slang, it also means to inject a drug directly into a vein.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈmeɪnˌɫaɪn
British English
mˈeɪnlaɪn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
MAYN-line
UK
MAYN-line
Listen in Context
The train follows the mainline through the city.
The mainline supplies water to every house here.
He used to mainline drugs when he was younger.
All major trains run on the mainline during rush hour.