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first-line

first-line adjective: of first resort.

Adjective

first-line (not comparable)

  1. Of first resort.
    • The embankment was the first-line defense against the flood.
  2. Of prime quality or importance.
  3. At the lowermost supervisory level.
    • first-line manager
    • Police sergeant is a first-line position.

Questions about first-line

What does first-line mean?
First-line means of first resort.
What part of speech is first-line?
First-line is an adjective.

Words near first-line in the dictionary

  1. first-in first-out
  2. first-in, first-out
  3. first-in-first-out
  4. first-ladyship
  5. first-ladyships
  6. first-line
  7. first-mover disadvantage
  8. first-mover disadvantages
  9. first-name
  10. first-named
  11. first-nameless

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