neat line

American  

noun

1. a line defining a limit or edge of an excavation, cut stone, etc.

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Example Sentences

It's no longer reasonable, Verrelli believes, to draw a neat line between urban and wild spaces.

From Salon

She describes herself as "physically disfigured" after her C-section: "The scar is like a flap - it's completely numb, it's not a nice neat line."

From BBC

This is a neat line because it works as both a general election and primary argument.

From Slate

It’s tempting to make your storage look pretty with a neat line of uniform containers like the lies you see on Instagram.

From Seattle Times

In a fenced-off area guarded by police on the fringe of the global climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, around 30 Egyptian youths stood in a neat line holding up placards and chanting "Save our Planet".

From Reuters