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front line

[ fruhnt lahyn ]

noun

  1. Military. front ( def 9 ).
  2. the place where in-person essential work is carried out, especially in jobs that may involve some risk, as in policing, healthcare, emergency services, public transit, grocery, warehouse, and delivery work:

    Our bookstore extends a discount to all the teachers, aides, specialists, librarians, and therapists who are on the front line serving our children in schools every day.

  3. the visible forefront in any action, activity, or field:

    TV reporters are constantly involved in the front line of events.

  4. Football. front four.


front line

noun

  1. military the most advanced military units or elements in a battle
  2. the most advanced, exposed, or conspicuous element in any activity or situation
  3. frontline modifier
    1. of, relating to, or suitable for the front line of a military formation

      frontline troops

    2. of, relating to, or suitable for public service and business employees who are in direct contact with the public

      frontline staff

    3. to the fore; advanced, conspicuous, etc

      frontline news

    4. of or relating to a country bordering on or close to a hostile country or scene of armed conflict

      leaders of the frontline states attended the summit

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of front line1

First recorded in 1670–80
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That would drag entertainment companies to the front lines of the trade war.

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Such a move would haul the major entertainment companies to the front lines of the trade war.

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There have been reports of Moscow using "meat grinder" tactics to throw huge numbers of soldiers at the front lines and incrementally improve their position.

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Zelensky said "the main objective" was to protect Ukraine's Sumy and Kharkiv border regions, and to "ease the pressure" on other parts of the vast front line, particularly in the eastern Donetsk region.

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"They are trying to remove us from the front lines," he says.

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