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main line
1noun
a principal line or route of a railroad, as contrasted with a branch or secondary one.
a principal highway.
Slang.
a prominent and readily accessible vein of the body that may be used for a narcotic's injection.
the act of mainlining.
Main Line
2noun
a fashionable residential district west of Philadelphia.
any fashionable district where socially prominent people live.
main line
noun
railways
the trunk route between two points, usually fed by branch lines
( as modifier )
a main-line station
a main road
verb
slang(intr) to inject a drug into a vein
adjective
having an important position, esp having responsibility for the main areas of activity
Other Word Forms
- Main-Line adjective
- Main-Liner noun
- ˈˌԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of main line1
Example Sentences
Trials have been done using "ropeless creels" which have the main line in a container along with a buoy and these are lowered to the seabed with the creels.
Nicknames are a tell for Trump — a brand for his main line of attack.
The depletion of mangrove forests along the shoreline - the coast’s main line of defence against erosion - is to blame.
A message The Associated Press left on the city’s Law Department main line seeking comment Monday wasn’t immediately returned.
The extensive corroborating evidence is just one way the prosecution is cutting off the defense’s main line of attack.
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