"blackline" meaning in English

See blackline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: blacklines [plural]
Etymology: black + line; compare redline, greenline. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|black|line}} black + line, {{m|en|redline}} redline, {{m|en|greenline}} greenline Head templates: {{en-noun}} blackline (plural blacklines)
  1. A document indicating the differences between two versions of another document.
    Sense id: en-blackline-en-noun-bfbQ8sY3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 28 37
  2. (firefighting) A line of deliberately burned material created to stop the advance of a larger fire. Categories (topical): Firefighting
    Sense id: en-blackline-en-noun-5yb~mzNq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 28 37 Topics: firefighting, government

Verb

Forms: blacklines [present, singular, third-person], blacklining [participle, present], blacklined [participle, past], blacklined [past]
Etymology: black + line; compare redline, greenline. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|black|line}} black + line, {{m|en|redline}} redline, {{m|en|greenline}} greenline Head templates: {{en-verb}} blackline (third-person singular simple present blacklines, present participle blacklining, simple past and past participle blacklined)
  1. (transitive) To compare versions of (a document) by this method. Tags: transitive Related terms: blackline tilefish
    Sense id: en-blackline-en-verb-P2gwhztr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 28 37

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for blackline meaning in English (3.7kB)

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