battle line

noun

1

: a line along which a battle is fought

2

: a line defining the positions of opposing groups in a conflict or controversy

—usually used in plural

battle lines were drawn over economic policies

Examples of battle line in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Once the link began floating around social media, battle lines were drawn between people who agreed with that Lost didn’t need anywhere close to 121 episodes in order to properly tell its story, and others who grew indignant at both the general idea and some of the specific examples in that story. —Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024

If the characters from the studio’s 100-plus feature films had to fight a war based on the battle lines shown above, who would win? —Nate Jones, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024

Not all of the Assembly races this year were marked by such clear progressive-moderate battle lines. —Michael Gartland, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024

With less than five months to election day, the campaign battle lines are becoming more stark. —ABC News, 23 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1