white line

noun

: a band or edge of something white
especially : a stripe painted on a road and used to guide traffic

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Nico Hülkenberg, who advanced to Q2, was summoned to see the stewards for allegedly exceeding track limits — when all four tires cross the white line surrounding the racing surface — in Q1. Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025 That little white line there makes all the difference. Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2025 Three years removed from the Mariners, Jones is no longer stuck outside the white lines. Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2025 The existence of chemtrails is a conspiracy theory which claims that the government or another secretive organization is using commercial or military aircraft to release chemicals or metals into the atmosphere, visible in the white lines aircraft leave behind in the sky. Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for white line

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of white line was in the 15th century

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“White line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20line. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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