red line
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red line
- /ˌɹɛd ˈlaɪn/
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noun red lines
- The thick red line on the ice which divides the rink in half.
- A boundary or limit which should not be crossed. The administration’s ultimatum now seems like cheap talk, and it illustrates the risks of carelessly drawing red lines and issuing highly public threats that won’t be enforced.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, line.
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noun a line dividing ice rink in half
| Deutsch | rote Linie |
|---|---|
| العربية | خَطّ أَحْمَر ḵaṭṭ ʔaḥmar |
noun a boundary or limit which should not be crossed
| Español | línea roja |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 레드라인 redeurain |
| 日本語 | レッドライン, 赤線 akasen, 赤い線 akai sen |
| 中文 | 紅線 /红线 hóngxiàn |
| हिन्दी | लाल रेखा lāl rekhā |
| Português | linha vermelha |
| Français | ligne rouge |
| Deutsch | rote Linie |
| Italiano | linea rossa |
| Română | linie roșie |
| Русский | кра́сная ли́ния krásnaja línija, кра́сная черта́ krásnaja čertá |
| Tiếng Việt | lằn ranh đỏ |
| العربية | خَطّ أَحْمَر ḵaṭṭ ʔaḥmar |
| עברית | קו אדום, קַו אָדֹם kav 'adóm |
Talk about this word "red line." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/red%20line. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. red line. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/red%20line "red line." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/red%20line.
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@misc{red_line_2026,
title = {red line},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/red%20line},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
