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line break

line break noun: a point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line.

Noun

line break (plural line breaks)

  1. A point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line.
  2. A character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text.
    • Near-synonyms: newline, line feed, carriage return, hard return, soft return (sometimes synonymous)
  3. A break made through the opposition's defensive line.
    • Toby Flood replaced Wilkinson at the break and scrum-half Ben Youngs scored almost directly from the restart, spotting a gap down the short side and linking well with Tuilagi down the right flank, and nine minutes later full-back Ben Foden extended England's lead following a bullocking line-break...2011 September 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, in BBC Sport

Synonyms of line break

Forms of line break

pluralline breaks
alternative formline-break
alternative formlinebreak

Questions about line break

What does line break mean?
Line break means a point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line.
What part of speech is line break?
Line break is a noun.
What is the plural of line break?
The plural of line break is line breaks.

Words near line break in the dictionary

  1. line and length
  2. line art
  3. line bracelet
  4. line bracelets
  5. line brawl
  6. line break
  7. line breaks
  8. line breeding
  9. line by line
  10. line car
  11. line card

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