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guardline

guardline noun: a defensive line of human guards, barriers, etc.

Noun

guardline (plural guardlines)

  1. A defensive line of human guards, barriers, etc.
    • The Japanese countered by augmenting the number of guards and extending the guardline to protect the camphor and timber workers. By 1900 a guardline enclosing Atayal territory was completed.1980, Ronald G. Knapp, China's island frontier: studies in the historical geography of Taiwan

Forms of guardline

pluralguardlines

Origin of guardline

From guard + line.

Questions about guardline

What does guardline mean?
Guardline means a defensive line of human guards, barriers, etc.
What part of speech is guardline?
Guardline is a noun.
What is the plural of guardline?
The plural of guardline is guardlines.

Words near guardline in the dictionary

  1. Guardist
  2. Guardists
  3. guardless
  4. guardlessness
  5. guardlike
  6. guardline
  7. guardlines
  8. guardpost
  9. guardposts
  10. guardrail
  11. guardrailed

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