cutline
- noun
- /ˈkʌtˌlaɪn/
- Specialized
:
cortafuegos
- We followed the cutline through the dense forest, keeping an eye out for wildlife along the way.
Examples
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Our colonel assigned Angus and me to escort Pym across the cutline.
Fiction book (1997) -
It was walking distance, even for me, to the cutline, the Angolan border.
Fiction book (1997) -
It was his first trip across the cutline.
Fiction book (1997) -
Only the stupid, the hunted, or the confused moved south toward the cutline.
Fiction book (1997) -
Travel in the bush, especially near the cutline, could be a hazardous experience because of the landmines PLAN had to transport across the border.
Academic text (1993) -
We hadn't shogged far across the cutline when the dirt track, pounded by the treads of armored vehicles, turned to muck.
Fiction book (1997) -
The workers cleared a path along the cutline to allow easier access for the fire crews.
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After the storm, the relief team inspected the cutline to ensure it was safe for passage.
Synonyms
44
6.7
A wide strip of land cut by a machine or tool
26
6.1
A long narrow opening or channel made in the ground
A place where people have removed the trees
How Wide
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cutline mixes cut ('to cut or clear') with line ('a long narrow path'), and so a cutline is a strip of land where trees have been cut to make a path or a firebreak.