breast line
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“I had a quarter ‘teardrop’ cup in the bottom and filled out the breast line.
From Fox News
I'm getting that impression based on this ominous line: "it is necessary to keep the trajectory low so the projectile spread will not engage the subject above the breast line."
From The Verge
Male and Female—Lemon-yellow on throat, upper breast; line around the eye and forehead.
From Project Gutenberg
As he stood for a moment irresolute, another gruff voice sang out to him to cast off the breast line and get aboard in a hurry if he didn't want to get left.
From Project Gutenberg
Alaric had no more idea than the man in the moon of what a breast line was; but he knew what to cast off a line meant, and, making a blind guess, fortunately did the right thing.
From Project Gutenberg
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