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neat line

neat line is the alternative form of neatline.

Meaning of neatline

Noun

neatline (plural neatlines)

  1. The innermost line near the edge of a printed map which separates it from the margin.
    • The horizontal neatlines were formed by lines of latitude.
  2. The line on plan to which a structure is to be built, usually ignoring any small irregularities of the building material.
  3. The margin of a drawing.

Forms of neat line

pluralneat lines

Questions about neat line

What is neat line the alternative form of?
Neat line is the alternative form of neatline.

Words near neat line in the dictionary

  1. neat as a new pin
  2. neat as a pin
  3. neat as ninepence
  4. neat freak
  5. neat freaks
  6. neat line
  7. neat lines
  8. neat weight
  9. neat weights
  10. neat-freakery
  11. neat-freaks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: neat line (page history and authors); neatline (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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