"Thin Red Line" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: the Thin Red Line [canonical]
Etymology: William H. Russell, Times Correspondent at the Battle of Balaclava wrote that he could see nothing between the charging Russians and the British regiment's base of operations at Balaclava but the “thin red streak tipped with a line of steel”. The condensed phrase “the thin red line” came to represent British composure in battle. Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=the Thin Red Line}} the Thin Red Line
  1. (historical) The members the 93rd Regiment of the British Army who met the charge of the Russian cavalry at the Battle of Balaclava in 1854. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Collectives, Military units Related terms: green line, red line, single yellow line, thin blue line
    Sense id: en-Thin_Red_Line-en-noun-~fkggxPb Disambiguation of Collectives: 47 53 Disambiguation of Military units: 61 39
  2. (by extension) Any thinly spread military unit holding firm against attack. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Collectives
    Sense id: en-Thin_Red_Line-en-noun-gaodVy0u Disambiguation of Collectives: 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65
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