boundary line
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈbaʊndəri laɪn/
:
línea de frontera
- An Anglo-French commission was established to demarcate the exact boundary line.
- draw the boundary line
Said whenever you are serving towards the boundary line, your tongue goes to the left.
- Said whenever you are serving towards the boundary line, your tongue goes to the left.
Examples
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The Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands sovereignty issue complicates the maritime dispute over where to draw the boundary line between Japanese and PRC waters.
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At Fort Stanwix, Cornplanter explained why he, a Seneca chief, would draw the boundary line of the land cession made in that treaty.
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When the general gave us the deeds... our boundary line was to be 500 yards around the building.
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I have never been quite certain where the boundary line is between what requires a treaty and what can be accomplished by an executive agreement.
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Most of the boundary lines between the types are based on a simple majority-minority division.
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The designated boundary line was the free throw line on one side of the gymnasium.
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Disputes over the precise boundary lines between these two nations have been ongoing since the nineteenth century.
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The fence clearly marks the boundary line between our properties.
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They agreed to respect the boundary line established in the treaty.
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The boundary line between the two parks is clearly indicated by a series of trees.
Synonyms
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1.0
A row of words on a page, for example in an ad
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1.0
A line that separates two countries or regions
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1.0
Outer part of an object that forms a border, often sharp
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1.4
The edge or border of an area beyond which you cannot go
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4.1
The outer edge of a shape or area and the total length of that edge
232
3.1
A line or fence that marks the edge of an area and separates it from another
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5.8
A line or limit that shows the edge of an area
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2.7
A line that shows the outer shape of something
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4.1
An area at the border between two countries, often guarded
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2.1
A border between two states in the same country
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3.6
Area along the edge of something like a field or page
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2.6
A line that marks the side of a playing field
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4.1
A line that shows the edge between two places or countries
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3.7
A line that shows the edge of a piece of land and separates it from a neighbor's
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6.8
A clear line or limit that shows the difference between things
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2.5
A line around a city that shows where the city area ends
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5.3
A line you imagine that divides the body into left and right halves
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2.0
A line made by a fence that shows the edge of a field or property
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3.2
A limit that shows how far something reaches
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3.5
A row of trees that marks the edge of a field or road
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5.5
A line or border that shows where one area ends and another begins
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3.9
A line that divides a shape or road into two equal parts through its middle
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3.2
A border that shows where one local area ends and another begins
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5.4
A line at the side of a sports field that shows when the ball is out
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9.9
A marker, like a stone or post, that shows the border of land
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8.0
A line or limit that shows where one area ends and another begins
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3.2
An official line that divides two areas in the same country, like New York and New Jersey
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3.2
Lines that mark the side edges of a baseball field past first and third base
The far edge of an area or thing that shows its limits
The line where land meets the sea
A thin bar between panels that you drag to change their size
How Clear
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'boundary' (a limit or edge) with 'line' (a mark or division); together they plainly denote a line marking a limit. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows straightforward English noun–noun modification, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Boundary line is a picture of a marked boundary or line on the ground, like a fence or a painted mark made by surveyors to separate two areas. That's why it means the place that shows the 'limit' or 'edge' between two properties.