centerline
noun
cen·ter·line
ˈsen-tər-ˈlīn 
-ˌlīn,
ˈse-nər-
: a real or imaginary line that is equidistant from the surface or sides of something
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The pair, while traveling east in a 2020 Honda that was negotiating a curve, crossed the centerline into the westbound lane and collided head-on with a 2015 Ford traveling west, according to a State Police report.
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 16 June 2025
The police stated that Lacy’s actions caused the driver of a 2017 Kia Cadenza to swerve over the centerline to avoid impact with the Charger.
—Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
The plank assembly of Car 44 was measured and found to be 8.6mm (LHS), 8.6mm (car centerline) and 8.5mm (RHS).
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Key design features include a beach-club bar and a flybridge fitted with a centerline hot tub, sofas, and a bar—plus a six-foot draft that makes this world debut ideal for cruising the Bahamas.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 16 June 2025
The police stated that Lacy’s actions caused the driver of a 2017 Kia Cadenza to swerve over the centerline to avoid impact with the Charger.
—Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
The plank assembly of Car 44 was measured and found to be 8.6mm (LHS), 8.6mm (car centerline) and 8.5mm (RHS).
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Key design features include a beach-club bar and a flybridge fitted with a centerline hot tub, sofas, and a bar—plus a six-foot draft that makes this world debut ideal for cruising the Bahamas.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Centerline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centerline. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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centerline
noun
cen·ter·line
ˈsen-tər-ˈlīn
: a real or imaginary line that runs down the middle of something
the centerline of the highway
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