Definition von to line im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces
This description of the old front line, as it was when the Battle of the Somme began, may some day be of use. It is hoped that this description of the line will be followed by an account of our people's share in the battle.
- The products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself
A ship of the line.
- A small amount of text. Specifically:
Don't feed me a line!.
- That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode
Can we this quote? The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yes. I have a goodly heritage. — Ps. xvi. 6.
- Direction, path
the line of sight or the line of vision.
- Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body)
I mean, the lines of my body are as well drawn as his.
- To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen
paintings lined the walls of the cavernous dining room.
- A letter, a written form of communication
Drop me a line.
- To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray
All the pictures fairest lined Are but black to Rosalind.
- The batter’s box
- To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper
Then again line the back, again bringing the paper a little further in than the second lining, and repeat the operation according to what you think the weight and size of the book demands in extra strength,.
- To form or enter into a line
- A number of shares taken by a jobber
- The position in which the fencers hold their swords
Thus, for example, in the line of Quarte, the direct thrust is parried by dropping the point under the adversary's blade and circling upwards, throwing off the attack in the opposite line (that of Tierce), and upon the direct thrust in the line of Tierce, by a similar action throwing off the attack in the opposite line (that of Quarte).
- A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc
an express line.
- Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working)
the engine is in line / out of line.
- A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. thumb|right|350px|Painting of Prussian Infantry attacking in lines during the [[w: Battle of Hohenfriedberg|Battle of Hohenfriedberg.]]
A band of brothers gathering round me, made, / Although unarmed, a steadfast front, now the line / Of war extended, to our rallying cry / As myriads flocked in love and brotherhood to die.
- Flax; linen, particularly the longer fiber of flax
Can we this quote? Garments made of line. — Spenser.
- A measure of length:
equal to one fortieth of an inch.
- Alternative name for a maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux
A magnetic flux is said to have a density of one line per square centimeter when it exerts on a unit north pole a force of one dyne.
- A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness
firefighting A hose.
- A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight
cricket The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
- To form a line along
Knee-high garden lamps lined the path; Jim was careful to stay in their pools. Assuming he was being watched, the last thing he wanted to do was give them any reason to chase after him in the dark.
- Of a dog: to copulate with
Pliny states that the inhabitants of India take pleasure in having their dog bitches lined by the wild tigers, and to facilitate this union, they are in the habit of tieing them when in heat out in the woods, so that the male tigers may visit them.
- A small portion or serving (of a powdery illegal drug)
Snorting it was a much slower blast off and a longer less intense buzz, that was much easier to function on. A few minutes after you snort a line you can feel the niacin rush coming up your back and washing over your head,.
- A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark
Tangled up in blue.
- The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation
Eden stretchd her Line / From Auran Eastward to the Royal Towrs / Of great Seleucia,.
- {v} to guard within, cover over, impregnate
- {n} a string, extension in length, trench, verse, mark, equator, order, progeny, 12th of an inch
- acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line" something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line" the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed a commercial organization serving as a common carrier a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes" a conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity" a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"; "The substance produced characteristic lines on the spectroscope" text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza" a formation of people or things one behind another; "the line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter" a formation of people or things one beside another; "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call" a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's line" a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point reinforce with fabric; "lined books are more enduring" fill plentifully; "line one's pockets" cover the interior of (garments); "line the gloves" mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face" be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the riverbank
- This is often written in the slope-intercept form as y = mx + b, in which m is the slope and b is the value where the line crosses the y-axis. Because geometrical objects whose edges are line segments are completely understood, mathematicians frequently try to reduce more complex structures into simpler ones made up of connected line segments. Digital Subscriber Line assembly line Curzon Line International Date Line line integral Line Islands Maginot Line Mason Dixon Line McMahon Line Oder Neisse Line ship of the line tangent line Eastern Air Lines Inc. Fraunhofer lines Greyhound Lines Inc
- The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad
- The equator
- the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed a commercial organization serving as a common carrier a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes"
- If you read between the lines, you understand what someone really means, or what is really happening in a situation, even though it is not said openly. Reading between the lines, it seems neither Cole nor Ledley King will be going to Japan
- A state or county line is a boundary between two states or counties. the California state line. = border
- A line is the conductor (usually two wires designated tip and ring) that connects the customer's equipment (telephone, Private Branch Exchange (PBX), etc ) to the Central Office (CO) switch/switching equipment
- A one-dimensional arc defined by at least two pairs of x,y coordinates A line feature is used to depicted a geographic feature not appropriate to be represented as a polygon Lines have length but no area
- To read or repeat line by line
- If you refer to a method as the first line of, for example, defence or treatment, you mean that it is the first or most important method to be used in dealing with a problem. Passport checks will remain the first line of defence against terrorists
- If one object is in line with others, or moves into line with others, they are arranged in a line. You can also say that a number of objects are in line or move into line. The device itself was right under the vehicle, almost in line with the gear lever Venus, the Sun and Earth all moved into line
- a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
- the main direction of an attack (eg , high/low, inside/outside), often equated to the parry that must be made to deflect the attack; also point in line
- be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the riverbank"
- The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working
- To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify
- be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the riverbank
- A line is a route, especially a dangerous or secret one, along which people move or send messages or supplies. Negotiators say they're keeping communication lines open. the guerrillas' main supply lines
- A line is a particular route, involving the same stations, roads, or stops along which a train or bus service regularly operates. They've got to ride all the way to the end of the line I would be able to stay on the Piccadilly Line and get off the tube at South Kensington
- A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line
- You can use line to refer to the way in which someone's thoughts or activities develop, particularly if it is logical. What are some of the practical benefits likely to be of this line of research?
- a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes"
- The equator; usually called the line, or equinoctial line; as, to cross the line
- a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"; "The substance produced characteristic lines on the spectroscope"
- An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness
- To impregnate (applied to brute animals)
- a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
- You can use line when you are referring to a number of people who are ranked according to status. Nicholas Paul Patrick was seventh in the line of succession to the throne the man who stands next in line for the presidency
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings
- To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money
- A row of letters, words, etc
- To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align
- a formation of people or things one behind another; "the line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter"
- A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure
- You can refer to a long piece of wire, string, or cable as a line when it is used for a particular purpose. She put her washing on the line. a piece of fishing-line The winds downed power lines
- The longer and finer fiber of flax
- A spatial feature that is given a precise location that can be described by a series of coordinate pairs In theory a line has length but no width
- A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend
- a row of words extending across a page or column
- You can use lines to refer to the set of physical defences or the soldiers that have been established along the boundary of an area occupied by an army. Their unit was shelling the German lines only seven miles away
