dividing line
noun
: a line or object that separates two areas
The dividing lines on the street were newly painted.
A fence marked the dividing line between the two properties.
—often used figurativelythe dividing line between right and wrong
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Five of Keller’s seven trustees support a proposal to break the district in half, using U.S. 377 as the dividing line.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2025
This would be a permanent, binding agreement renouncing their claim to the full territory in exchange for a delimited territory south and/or east of the dividing line.
—Hannah Rae Armstrong, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
But once Washington and Hanoi got on board, bigger problems were tackled, starting with Da Nang Airport, a former American military base near the old dividing line between North and South Vietnam.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Assistant Division Manager Timothy McClendon said city officials hope to develop a special plan with an overlay for West Colonial, which serves as the dividing line between commission districts 3 and 5.
—Laura Kinsler, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2025
This would be a permanent, binding agreement renouncing their claim to the full territory in exchange for a delimited territory south and/or east of the dividing line.
—Hannah Rae Armstrong, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
But once Washington and Hanoi got on board, bigger problems were tackled, starting with Da Nang Airport, a former American military base near the old dividing line between North and South Vietnam.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Assistant Division Manager Timothy McClendon said city officials hope to develop a special plan with an overlay for West Colonial, which serves as the dividing line between commission districts 3 and 5.
—Laura Kinsler, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Dividing line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dividing%20line. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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