centerline
noun
cen·ter·line ˈsen-tər-ˈlīn 
-ˌlīn,
ˈse-nər-
: a real or imaginary line that is equidistant from the surface or sides of something
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The crash took place when the truck crossed the centerline on Farm-to-Market Road 1788 and crashed head-on into the van occupied by a driver and eight passengers from the school, according to the NTSB's latest report. 
Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 14 July 2022 Back at the centerline, start laying tiles horizontally just above the countertop, adding spacers below the first row. Sal Vaglica, USA TODAY, 8 May 2022 Now go back to the centerline and start the second row the same way. Sal Vaglica, USA TODAY, 8 May 2022 Over seven years, the group was successful in getting centerline rumble strips put down on parts of the highway and plastic lane delineators installed west of County Road 90 to the Wright County line. Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 18 May 2021 Ortiz was headed south on Fairfield Road, north of Illinois Route 60, on June 8, 2019, when his van crossed the centerline and side swiped a vehicle before colliding head-on with a Kia. Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 The report states Dyer was traveling eastbound on Arkansas 22 when his vehicle crossed the centerline in the path of an unidentified person who was driving a semi-truck westbound on Arkansas 22. Arkansas Online, 28 July 2022 It was determined on scene, that 30-year-old Isis Allen, was operating a 2020 Vanderhall Venice three-wheeled roadster east on W. Mitchell Ave, crossed the centerline and struck a concrete wall. Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 23 July 2022 Continue adding tile with spacers, working from the centerline out to the nearest edge. Sal Vaglica, USA TODAY, 8 May 2022 See More
Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 14 July 2022 Back at the centerline, start laying tiles horizontally just above the countertop, adding spacers below the first row. Sal Vaglica, USA TODAY, 8 May 2022 Now go back to the centerline and start the second row the same way. Sal Vaglica, USA TODAY, 8 May 2022 Over seven years, the group was successful in getting centerline rumble strips put down on parts of the highway and plastic lane delineators installed west of County Road 90 to the Wright County line. Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 18 May 2021 Ortiz was headed south on Fairfield Road, north of Illinois Route 60, on June 8, 2019, when his van crossed the centerline and side swiped a vehicle before colliding head-on with a Kia. Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 The report states Dyer was traveling eastbound on Arkansas 22 when his vehicle crossed the centerline in the path of an unidentified person who was driving a semi-truck westbound on Arkansas 22. Arkansas Online, 28 July 2022 It was determined on scene, that 30-year-old Isis Allen, was operating a 2020 Vanderhall Venice three-wheeled roadster east on W. Mitchell Ave, crossed the centerline and struck a concrete wall. Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 23 July 2022 Continue adding tile with spacers, working from the centerline out to the nearest edge. Sal Vaglica, USA TODAY, 8 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1807, in the meaning defined above