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slug line

slug line noun: a line of abbreviated text at the beginning of each scene in a screenplay that describes the location and time of day.

Noun

slug line (plural slug lines)

  1. A line of abbreviated text at the beginning of each scene in a screenplay that describes the location and time of day.
  2. A queue for "casual carpoolers" (slugs) commuting in the Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia metropolitan area.

Forms of slug line

pluralslug lines
alternative formslugline

Questions about slug line

What does slug line mean?
Slug line means a line of abbreviated text at the beginning of each scene in a screenplay that describes the location and time of day.
What part of speech is slug line?
Slug line is a noun.
What is the plural of slug line?
The plural of slug line is slug lines.

Words near slug line in the dictionary

  1. slug away
  2. slug bug
  3. slug caterpillar
  4. slug caterpillars
  5. slug it out
  6. slug line
  7. slug lines
  8. slug moth
  9. slug moths
  10. slug out
  11. slug slime

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