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crossing the line

crossing the line noun: a ceremony performed on board ship when members of the crew or passengers cross the equator for the first time. Also the present participle and gerund of cross the line.

Noun

crossing the line (uncountable)

  1. A ceremony performed on board ship when members of the crew or passengers cross the equator for the first time.

Also used as

crossing the line is also the present participle and gerund of cross the line.

Questions about crossing the line

What does crossing the line mean?
Crossing the line means a ceremony performed on board ship when members of the crew or passengers cross the equator for the first time.
What part of speech is crossing the line?
Crossing the line is a noun.

Words near crossing the line in the dictionary

  1. crossing someone's T
  2. crossing swords
  3. crossing that bridge when one comes to it
  4. crossing the aisle
  5. crossing the floor
  6. crossing the line
  7. crossing the river
  8. crossing the streams
  9. crossing the Styx
  10. crossing the t's and dotting the i's
  11. crossing the Thames

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