frontline

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frontline

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From front + line.

adjective front-line · front line

  1. not comparable Located at a front.
  2. not comparable Most advanced or important. Concerns have been raised about available luggage space, with Cash remarking: "With the upcoming Christmas period there will likely be a large increase in health and safety issues and stress for frontline staff."

noun frontlines · front-line · front line

  1. alternative Alternative form of front line

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: front-line, vanguard, avant-garde, frontier, front, forefront, forward, standoff, cutting-edge, confrontation, ray, gleam, glimmer, first-line, primary, world-class

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adj military: located at a front

中文前線的 /前线的 qiánxiàn de
Françaisligne de front
Tiếng Việttiền tuyến

adj most advanced; most important

中文最先進的, 最先进的 zuì xiānjìn de, 最重要的 zuì zhòngyào de

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@misc{frontline_2026,
  title = {frontline},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frontline},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}