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forward line

forward line noun: the soldiers in the furthest forward position in an army.

Noun

forward line (plural forward lines)

  1. The soldiers in the furthest forward position in an army.
  2. (Gaelic football, Australian rules football) Collectively, the three full forwards
  3. Collectively, the attackers
    • Now Hodgson just has to work out a makeshift forward line against a Ukraine team who warmed up for Tuesday by doling out the obligatory thrashing to San Marino, knocking in four goals by half-time and another five in the second half.6 September 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Danny Welbeck leads England's rout of Moldova but hit by Ukraine ban”, in The Guardian

Forms of forward line

pluralforward lines

Questions about forward line

What does forward line mean?
Forward line means the soldiers in the furthest forward position in an army.
What part of speech is forward line?
Forward line is a noun.
What is the plural of forward line?
The plural of forward line is forward lines.

Words near forward line in the dictionary

  1. forward genetics
  2. forward head posture
  3. forward integration
  4. forward integrations
  5. forward leaning
  6. forward line
  7. forward lines
  8. forward link
  9. forward links
  10. forward market
  11. forward markets

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