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[ fruhnt-lahyn ] / ˈfrʌntˌlaɪn /
adjectivelocated or designed to be used at a military front line: a frontline ambulance helicopter. of, relating to, or involving the forefront in any action, activity, or field: a frontline TV reporter. highly experienced or proficient in the performance of one's duties. Origin of frontlineFirst recorded in 1910–15 Words nearby frontlinefrontis, frontispiece, frontlash, frontless, frontlet, frontline, frontlist, front load, front loader, front-loading, frontman Definition for frontline (2 of 2)
nounfront (def. 9). the visible forefront in any action, activity, or field: TV reporters are constantly involved in the front line of events. Football. front four. Basketball. front court (def. 2b). Origin of front lineFirst recorded in 1915–20 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for frontlineSuch is the view from the Pech Valley in Kunar, a frontline that appears to be holding against substantial odds. Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST “We are here in the frontline of the fight against Ebola; it is the first line of defense,” Duvillier continues. Ebola Is Destroying Liberia’s Vaccination Program|Wade C.L. Williams|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST A guardsman told him to get on the bus, and the frontline express drove on again to Mariupol. On the Bus: Ukraine’s Frontline Express Across the Battle Lines|Ted Phillips|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST After talking to several drivers and passengers, I decided to climb on the frontline express myself. On the Bus: Ukraine’s Frontline Express Across the Battle Lines|Ted Phillips|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For James, journalism was bearing witness, especially when it comes to frontline coverage. The James Foley I Knew in the ISIS War Zone|Jamie Dettmer|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST A wonderfully short time ago he was quite a little boy; now he was in a frontline trench. Tales of War|Lord Dunsany This sector was calm enough, as frontline sectors go, when we took it over. The Glory of The Coming|Irvin S. Cobb
British Dictionary definitions for frontline
nounmilitary the most advanced military units or elements in a battle the most advanced, exposed, or conspicuous element in any activity or situation frontline (modifier) - of, relating to, or suitable for the front line of a military formationfrontline troops
- British of, relating to, or suitable for public service and business employees who are in direct contact with the publicfrontline staff
- to the fore; advanced, conspicuous, etcfrontline news
- of or relating to a country bordering on or close to a hostile country or scene of armed conflictleaders of the frontline states attended the summit
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