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noun
(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.Compare township (def. 2), township line.
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Origin of range line

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Words nearby range line

ranged, range finder, rangeland, Rangeley Lakes, range light, range line, rangemaster, range of accommodation, range of stability, range oil, range paralysis
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How to use range line in a sentence

  • Nels Anderson, their boss, keeps them all riding our range line.

    Slim Evans and his Horse Lightning|Graham M. Dean

  • They swung westward along the range line to the place where Doug and Slim had picked off the tracks of the missing cattle.

    Slim Evans and his Horse Lightning|Graham M. Dean

  • This "Range Line House" was inhabited now—a settler was putting in winter-residence so he might not lose his claim.

    Over Prairie Trails|Frederick Philip Grove
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