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slugline

slugline is the alternative form of slug line.

Meaning of slug line

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 slugline

pluralsluglines

Questions about slugline

What is slugline the alternative form of?
Slugline is the alternative form of slug line.

Words near slugline in the dictionary

  1. slugifies
  2. slugify
  3. slugifying
  4. slugless
  5. sluglike
  6. slugline
  7. sluglines
  8. slugs
  9. slugs away
  10. slugs it out
  11. slugs out

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Adapted from Wiktionary: slugline (page history and authors); slug line (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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