township line

American  

noun

1. Surveying. one of two parallel lines running east and west that define the north and south borders of a township.

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Etymology

Origin of township line

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

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Example Sentences

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township line

It is located near the corner of Upsal Street on part of a tract of land that originally extended from Germantown Avenue, then Germantown Road, to the township line at Wissahickon Avenue.

From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Frank Cousins

All of said lands lying south of the township line between townships 13 and 14 north are attached to the Oklahoma land district, the office of which is at Oklahoma City, in the said Territory.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 9, part 1: Benjamin Harrison by Benjamin Harrison

"I will never put my foot beyond the township line again," I vowed to my secret soul.

From The Blunders of a Bashful Man by Metta Victoria Fuller Victor

At the falls the township line crosses the river, and we followed it through the woods up over the top of the mountain and down to one of the foot hills on the opposite slope.

From Camps and Trails by Henry Abbott

I felt confident that a better route could be found to the camp and Bige and I often discussed the matter but we continued to use the township line through the first season.

From Camps and Trails by Henry Abbott

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