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frontline

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: F R AH1 N T L AY2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Located at a front.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Most advanced or important.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of front line.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From front + line.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 前線的 /前线的 (qiánxiàn de) — military: located at a front
  • Dutch: frontlinie — military: located at a front
  • Dutch: frontlijn — military: located at a front
  • Finnish: eturintama- — military: located at a front
  • French: ligne de front — military: located at a front
  • Northern Kurdish: bere — military: located at a front
  • Northern Kurdish: cephe — military: located at a front
  • Northern Kurdish: enî — military: located at a front
  • Swedish: frontlinje — military: located at a front
  • Vietnamese: tiền tuyến — military: located at a front
  • Chinese Mandarin: 最先進的 — most advanced; most important
  • Chinese Mandarin: 最先进的 (zuì xiānjìn de) — most advanced; most important
  • Chinese Mandarin: 最重要的 (zuì zhòngyào de) — most advanced; most important
  • Finnish: eturivin — most advanced; most important
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