boundary line
AmericanEtymology
Origin of boundary line
First recorded in 1695–1705
Example Sentences
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Robinson is extraordinarily adept at pushing bits to their limit and then skating past that boundary line.
From Salon ● May 12, 2025
Micaela said the noise from the holiday park would be a concern as the the boundary line is at the lower end of the hospice where Cai stayed in his final days.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2023
But many of the California and Arizona border crossings don’t have space for that, because the inspection booths are located too close to the international boundary line.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2023
The Fashoda Incident, as it is called, ended when France withdrew its claims, realizing it was outgunned, and the two nations agreed upon a boundary line between their spheres in Africa.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
I thought a spectacular change would come over me the day I crossed the boundary line.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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