front line
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front line
noun front lines · front-line · frontline
- A front, or a boundary between opposing positions.
- A site of a conflict, effort, or controversial matter of any kind. With such results possible on the front line of teaching, the only question remaining is whether much of the education industry will overcome its ....
- The site of interaction with outsiders, such as customers. As one front line worker expressed it in a focus group, good managers "have a way about them" that makes them credible to others. ...
- A low level. Each of us, from top brass down to the front line worker, wishes to feel the satisfaction of doing something worth while and doing it well.
- attack, collectively the attackers or forwards. The home team eventually started to unpick the Town defence and Fabregas forced a saved from visiting goalkeeper Marton Fulop after collecting a pass from Bendtner, who played on the right side of the front line.
Similar: the trenches, coalface · Opposite: back line
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noun
Similar: the trenches, coalface · Opposite: back line
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noun military boundary between opposing positions
| 한국어 | 전선 jeonseon, 최전선 choejeonseon |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 前線 zensen, 最前線 saizensen |
| 中文 | 前線 /前线 qiánxiàn |
| Português | linha de frente |
| Français | front, ligne de front |
| Deutsch | Front, Frontlinie |
| Ελληνικά | μέτωπο métopo, πρωτή γραμμή protí grammí |
| Română | front |
| Русский | ли́ния фро́нта línija frónta, фронт front, передова́я peredovája |
| Tiếng Việt | tiền tuyến, chiến tuyến |
| العربية | خَطّ أَمَامِيّ ḵaṭṭ ʔamāmiyy |
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title = {front line},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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