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range line

American  

noun

  1. (in U.S. public-land surveys) one of two parallel lines running north and south that define the east and west borders of a township.

Etymology

Origin of range line

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Example Sentences

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I learned that it stood on the range line and called it the "White Range Line House."

From Over Prairie Trails by Grove, Frederick Philip

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