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front line
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
front line
(noun)
front line
noun
plural
front lines
front line
noun
plural
front lines
Britannica Dictionary definition of FRONT LINE
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1
:
an area where soldiers are fighting
:
1
front
7a
troops on the
front line
=
front-line
troops
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2
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the most important and active position in a job or field of activity
These researchers are on/at the
front line
of defense against cancer.
She has been working on the
front lines
to educate the poor.
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