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grade line

grade line is the alternative form of gradeline.

Meaning of gradeline

Noun

gradeline (plural gradelines)

  1. A longitudinal reference line or slope to which a highway, railway, or other infrastructure is built. It defines the intended grade or slope of the structure, ensuring proper drainage, safety, and functionality.
    • In valleys and depressions, embankments with side slopes of 1½ to 1, or about 33°, are raised to the grade line of the road; while the ridges and other prominences, occurring upon the route, are cut through to the same level, or grade line, leaving a surface width of 26 feet, and slopes upon the...1830 January 14, REPORT of the DIRECTORS OF INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT ON THE SUBJECT OF RAIL ROADS TRANSMITTED TO THE LEGISLATURE, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, page 33

Forms of grade line

pluralgrade lines

Questions about grade line

What is grade line the alternative form of?
Grade line is the alternative form of gradeline.

Words near grade line in the dictionary

  1. grade grubber
  2. grade grubbers
  3. grade grubbing
  4. grade grubs
  5. grade inflation
  6. grade line
  7. grade lines
  8. grade nine
  9. grade on a curve
  10. grade one
  11. grade point

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Adapted from Wiktionary: grade line (page history and authors); gradeline (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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