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• moline
  moline

  adjective

  (of a cross) having arms of equal length, split and curved back at the ends, used especially as the cadency mark of an eighth son.
• Moline
  Moline

  noun

  a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.

moline

¹ American  

[moh-lin, moh-lahyn] / ˈmoʊ lɪn, moʊˈlaɪn /

adjective

Heraldry.

1. (of a cross) having arms of equal length, split and curved back at the ends, used especially as the cadency mark of an eighth son.

   a cross moline.

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Moline ² American  

[moh-leen] / moʊˈlin /

noun

1. a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.

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moline British  

/ məˈlaɪn /

adjective

1. heraldry (of a cross) having arms of equal length, forked and curved back at the ends

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Etymology

Origin of moline

1555–65; < Anglo-French *moliné, equivalent to molin mill ¹ + -é < Latin -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

That marriage dissolved after she accused Moline of stealing thousands of dollars from her private bank accounts, an ordeal chronicled in the stand-up comic’s subsequent act.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2023

But shares of the Moline, Illinois-based company were down 1.7%, mirroring the broader market.

From Reuters • Aug. 18, 2023

Dempsey and their partners settled on Moline, Illinois, as the place to move.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2023

No injuries were reported, but trees were downed and some businesses were damaged in Moline, Illinois.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2023

Chemotherapy, administered at home in Moline was an improvement which boosted my morale.

From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann