"centerline" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: centerlines [plural]
Etymology: From center + line. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|center|line}} center + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} centerline (plural centerlines)
  1. A line down the center of a road, generally one that divides traffic moving in opposite directions. Categories (topical): Roads
    Sense id: en-centerline-en-noun-IUw7jXqW Disambiguation of Roads: 71 15 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 29 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 24 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 23 25
  2. (engineering, trades) A line, either demarcated or imagined, representing the precise center (middle) of something (such that what lies on one side of it is precisely equal in size to what lies on the other side); the central axis represented by this line. Categories (topical): Engineering Synonyms:
    Sense id: en-centerline-en-noun-T7v-AYG4 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (martial arts, boxing) An imaginary line connecting the center of two fighters' bodies while they face each other. Categories (topical): Boxing, Martial arts
    Sense id: en-centerline-en-noun-29JARBcC Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: centreline, centre line

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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