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FRONT LINE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The line along which opposing armies face each other
Synonyms:
battlefront; front; front line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("front line" is a kind of...):
line (a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops))
Holonyms ("front line" is a part of...):
battlefield; battleground; field; field of battle; field of honor (a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought)