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standard line

noun

variants: or standard route

Definition of standard line

: a railroad line or route upon which the regular or highest rates apply : a fast-service route in distinction from slower and perhaps longer routes or from one that is partly by rail and partly by water — compare differential route

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standard line

noun

Definition of standard line

: type casting in which all printed letters and figures regardless of size or style align at the bottom

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