Phrase guide

line of contact

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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Synonyms: contact line

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: خَطّ اِتِّصَال (ḵaṭṭ ittiṣāl) — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Arabic: خَطّ الْاِتِّصَال (ḵaṭṭ al-ittiṣāl) — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Arabic: خَطّ تَمَاسّ (ḵaṭṭ tamāss) — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Arabic: خَطّ التَّمَاسّ (ḵaṭṭ at-tamāss) — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Armenian: շփման գիծ (špʻman gic) — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Azerbaijani: təmas xətti — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Belarusian: лі́нія судакрана́ння (línija sudakranánnja) — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Belarusian: лі́нія судакрана́ньня (línija sudakranánʹnja) — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Belarusian: лі́нія сутыкне́ння (línija sutyknjénnja) — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Belarusian: лі́нія сутыкне́ньня (línija sutyknjénʹnja) — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 接觸線 /接触线 (jiēchùxiàn) — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Finnish: kontaktilinja — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • French: ligne de contact — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Georgian: კონტაქტის ხაზი (ḳonṭakṭis xazi) — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • German: Kontaktlinie — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Italian: linea di contatto — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Japanese: 接触線 (sesshokusen) — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Korean: 접촉선 (jeopchokseon) — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Polish: linia kontaktu — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Portuguese: linha de contato — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Romanian: linie de contact — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Russian: ли́ния соприкоснове́ния (línija soprikosnovénija) — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Russian: ли́ния боево́го соприкоснове́ния (línija bojevóvo soprikosnovénija) — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Russian: ЛБС (LBS) — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Spanish: línea de contacto — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Turkish: temas hattı — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Ukrainian: лі́нія зі́ткнення (línija zítknennja) — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Ukrainian: лі́нія бойово́го зі́ткнення (línija bojovóho zítknennja) — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Ukrainian: ЛБЗ (LBZ) — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Ukrainian: лі́нія бойово́го до́тику (línija bojovóho dótyku) — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • Ukrainian: ЛБД (LBD) — (military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent