WAITING LINE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A line of people or vehicles waiting for something

Synonyms:

queue; waiting line

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("waiting line" is a kind of...):

line (a formation of people or things one behind another)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "waiting line"):

bread line; breadline (a queue of people waiting for free food)

checkout line (a queue of people waiting to pay for purchases)

chow line (a queue of people waiting for food to be served (especially at a military camp))

gas line (a queue of vehicles waiting to purchase gasoline)

reception line (a line of people (hosts and guests of honor) who welcome the guests at a reception party)

ticket line (a queue of people waiting to buy tickets)

unemployment line (a queue of people waiting for employment)