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sheetline

sheetline noun: any of the edges of a map, as shown in a map index, used to define each sheet's extent.

Noun

sheetline (plural sheetlines)

  1. Any of the edges of a map, as shown in a map index, used to define each sheet's extent.
    • The sheetlines were chosen to ensure coverage of the National Park on one sheet.

Forms of sheetline

pluralsheetlines

Origin of sheetline

From sheet + line.

Questions about sheetline

What does sheetline mean?
Sheetline means any of the edges of a map, as shown in a map index, used to define each sheet's extent.
What part of speech is sheetline?
Sheetline is a noun.
What is the plural of sheetline?
The plural of sheetline is sheetlines.

Words near sheetline in the dictionary

  1. sheetings
  2. sheetless
  3. sheetlet
  4. sheetlets
  5. sheetlike
  6. sheetline
  7. sheetlines
  8. sheetpile
  9. sheetpiles
  10. sheetpiling
  11. sheetpilings

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