demarcation line
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5.5
- noun
- /ˌdiːmɑːrˈkeɪʃən laɪn/
:
línea de demarcación
- The leaders planted a tree near the demarcation line, using soil and water from both countries.
Examples
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U.S. officials have said American troops would remain along the demarcation line until U.N. observers are in place.
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The demarcation line was the boundary between the two, and travel and communication across it were difficult, posing numerous problems for the French.
Academic text (1996) -
For the White community, a demarcation line was drawn at the border of the wider public arena.
Academic text (1996) -
First, there isn't a clear demarcation line anymore.
Blog text (25) -
Finally, the delegations had agreed at a high level on the most controversial issue: the demarcation line.
Academic text (2016) -
It's the demarcation line between two tectonic plates that are constantly moving.
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Casi glanced north to where the demarcation line between the two Koreas lay less than a hundred miles over the next hill.
Fiction book (2002) -
The old Mason-Dixon line (through parts of Pennsylvania) might indeed still serve a useful purpose, all these years later, as a demarcation line, and potentially form the borders of new countries.
Blog text (26) -
Accordingly, the Israelis sought to base the armistice negotiations on the previous international border, while the Syrians wanted the existing truce line to become the demarcation line in the armistice agreement.
Academic text (2016) -
There are several blue huts across the demarcation line, the exact border between North and South Korea.
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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1.4
The edge or border of an area beyond which you cannot go
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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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4.1
An area at the border between two countries, often guarded
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4.1
A line that shows the edge between two places or countries
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6.8
A clear line or limit that shows the difference between things
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3.2
A limit that shows how far something reaches
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3.1
A line that shows the edge between two areas
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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
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'demarcation' (the act of marking boundaries) combined with 'line' (a boundary or division) yields 'a boundary that marks limits.' This noun+noun construction is common across languages and follows transparent compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Demarcation line comes from the simple picture of drawing a clear line or demarcation on a map or on the ground to show where one area ends and another begins. That's why today demarcation line means an agreed 'boundary' that marks the limits of a place.