line break
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line break
noun line breaks · line-break · linebreak
- A point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line.
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A character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text.
Near-synonyms: newline, line feed, carriage return, hard return, soft return (sometimes synonymous)
Similar: newline, line feed, carriage return, hard return, soft return
- A break made through the opposition's defensive line. Toby Flood replaced Wilkinson at the break and scrum-half Ben Youngs scored almost directly from the restart, spotting a gap down the short side and linking well with Tuilagi down the right flank, and nine minutes later full-back Ben Foden extended England's lead following a bullocking line-break by
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noun a point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line or the character indicating that subsequent ch
| Español | salto de línea |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 斷行 /断行 duànháng, 換行 /换行 huànháng, 移行 yíháng |
| Français | saut de ligne, retour à la ligne, retour chariot |
| Deutsch | Zeilenumbruch, Zeilenwechsel |
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title = {line break},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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