Phrase guide

front line

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A front, or a boundary between opposing positions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A site of a conflict, effort, or controversial matter of any kind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The site of interaction with outsiders, such as customers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A low level.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic

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5

noun

Meaning 5

attack, collectively the attackers or forwards.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

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6

noun

Meaning 6

the line along which opposing armies face each other

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: battlefront, front

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: line

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: خَطّ أَمَامِيّ (ḵaṭṭ ʔamāmiyy) — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Armenian: առաջնագիծ (aṙaǰnagic) — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Azerbaijani: cəbhə — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Azerbaijani: ön cəbhə — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Azerbaijani: cəbhə xətti — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Belarusian: лі́нія фро́нту (línija fróntu) — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Belarusian: фронт (front) — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Belarusian: перадава́я (pjeradavája) — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Bulgarian: фронтова линия (frontova linija) — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Bulgarian: фронт (front) — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 前線 /前线 (qiánxiàn) — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Danish: frontlinje — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Danish: front — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Dutch: frontlijn — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Finnish: etulinja — military boundary between opposing positions
  • French: front — military boundary between opposing positions
  • French: ligne de front — military boundary between opposing positions
  • German: Front — military boundary between opposing positions
  • German: Frontlinie — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Greek: μέτωπο (métopo) — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Greek: πρωτή γραμμή (protí grammí) — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Hungarian: frontvonal — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Irish: líne thosaigh — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Japanese: 前線 (zensen) — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Japanese: 最前線 (saizensen) — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Korean: 전선 (jeonseon) — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Korean: 최전선 (choejeonseon) — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Latin: frōns prima — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Norwegian Bokmål: frontlinje — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Persian: خط مقدم (xatt-e moqaddam) — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Polish: linia walki — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Portuguese: linha de frente — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Romanian: front — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Russian: ли́ния фро́нта (línija frónta) — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Russian: фронт (front) — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Russian: передова́я (peredovája) — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Swedish: frontlinje — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Ukrainian: лі́нія фро́нту (línija fróntu) — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Ukrainian: фронт (front) — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Ukrainian: передова́ (peredová) — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Vietnamese: tiền tuyến — military boundary between opposing positions
  • Vietnamese: chiến tuyến — military boundary between opposing positions