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crossline
[ kraws-lahyn, kros- ]
/ ˈkrɔsˌlaɪn, ˈkrɒs- /
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noun
a line crossing another line or connecting two separated points: The main lines are linked at intervals by crosslines.
Journalism. a headline or bank consisting of a single line running across a column of type, usually centered and sometimes full width.
adjective
of or relating to the offspring produced by crossbreeding two linebred individuals.
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Words nearby crossline
crossing over, crossjack, cross-legged, crosslet, crosslight, crossline, cross-link, cross-linker, cross-lot bracing, crossly, Crossman
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How to use crossline in a sentence
Now, would you crossline that, so we know it is the parking lot?
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyTo the eye of the stranger such places as Seymour and Crossline are desolate and dreary.
North America, Volume II (of 2)|Anthony TrollopeThere is an apparent crossline running darkly through that photograph.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy