green line
Americannoun
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(in Lebanon) a demarcation line that divides predominantly Christian East Beirut and predominantly Moslem West Beirut.
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any similar demarcation line between two hostile communities, as between Greek and Turkish Cypriots in Nicosia.
noun
Example Sentences
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The green line, stepped like a staircase, is the Fed funds rate the Federal Reserve actually sets.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
Each stone has a sensor on it to ensure players release their grip on the handle before the thick green line that runs across the ice, known as the hog line.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
Looking at data on China’s middle-income and upper-income households, Miles and other executives saw a green line shooting upward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
The pope, looking a bit bewildered, gave it a second try and managed to paint a green line in the shape of half of an elliptical arch.
From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2023
I followed the signs for the green line, westbound.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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