storyline

Or sto·ry line

[stawr-ee-lahyn]

noun

1. plot.

2. a detailed description of the plot of a motion picture, TV series, etc., especially a description used by writers, producers, prospective investors, or the like.

Word History and Origins

Origin of storyline¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

As they were writing the 2019 finale, they had the idea of doing two specials, with one being a secret and storyline ideas including Gavin having an affair.

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They agreed that each would propose his own storyline and together they would decide which to go forward with.

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Laid across this ostinato are various storylines involving recruits working out the issues that have brought them to this Parris Island of Misfit Boys.

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On video, however, Jackson did not sound like he planned to adhere to any sort of wrestling storyline.

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There to cover those storylines on behalf of the BBC - which had full editorial control - was director John Alexander, born only a few miles away in the County Durham town of Peterlee.

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