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state lines

state lines is the plural of state line.

Meaning of state line

Noun

state line (plural state lines)

  1. (US, idiomatic) The border between two states in the United States of America.
    • For thirty-one years, Susan has personally searched for her daughter. Getting on planes and driving across state lines to meet with shady organised-crime figures who claimed to know something.2026 July 29, Nicholas Muhoro, “Amy Billig Vanished While Hitchhiking Through Coconut Grove. Then the Calls Began”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2026

Questions about state lines

What is state lines the plural of?
State lines is the plural of state line.

Words near state lines in the dictionary

  1. state houses
  2. state it
  3. state law
  4. state laws
  5. state line
  6. state lines
  7. state liquor agencies
  8. state liquor agency
  9. state machine
  10. state machines
  11. State Mine Gully

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