front·line also front line (fr nt l n)n. 1. A front or boundary, especially one between military, political, or ideological positions. 2. Basketball See frontcourt. 3. Football The linemen of a team. 4. Sports The players who play farthest forward, as in volleyball. adj. or front-line 1. Located or used at a military front. 2. Of or relating to the most advanced or important position or activity in a field or undertaking: "leaders of the six black 'front-line states' bordering South Africa" (Boston Globe). 3. Sports a. Of or relating to the frontline. b. Being a member of the regular team; first-string: a team in need of a frontline catcher. |
Translations
front-line [ˈfrʌntlaɪn] ADJ [troops, news] → de primera línea; [countries, areas] → fronterizo a una zona en guerra
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