redline

or red-line

[ verb red-lahyn; noun red-lahyn ]

/ verb ˈrɛdˌlaɪn; noun ˈrɛdˈlaɪn /

verb (used with object), red·lined, red·lin·ing.

to treat by redlining (an area or neighborhood).

to establish the recommended safe speed of (an airplane): The bomber is redlined at 650 miles an hour.

to draw a canceling red line through (an item on a list).

to mark or designate for cancellation, rejection, dismissal, or the like: club members redlined for unpaid dues.

to cause (an airplane) to be grounded.

verb (used without object), red·lined, red·lin·ing.

to engage in redlining.

noun

Automotive.

the maximum rotational speed, or angular velocity, of the engine crankshaft that is considered safe: often measured in rpm.
a red line or boundary of a red area that delineates such a value, as on a tachometer.

Origin of redline

First recorded in 1940–45; red¹ + line¹

Related formsred·lin·er, noun

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He was about to fire, when one of the Indians in the hole below spotted the red-lined coat.
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Barbara and Reynold were apart from all the rest in the square, red-lined pew which had always belonged to the Rothwells.
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Mr. Dunbar took his faithful friend—his short pipe—from its red-lined case, filled it with tobacco, and began to draw luxuriously.
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In the smoke and din Ashby leaped forward, waving the red-lined cloak above his head.
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Sam strutted around for some time after that, holding up his arm so that he might feast his eyes on the red-lined rating mark.
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British Dictionary definitions for red-lined

redline

/ (ˈrɛdˌlaɪn) /

verb (tr)

(esp of a bank or group of banks) to refuse a loan to (a person or country) because of the presumed risks involved

to restrict people's access to goods or services on the basis of the area in which they live

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Word Origin and History for red-lined

redline

also red-line, "mark in red ink," 1820, from red (adj.1) + line (v.). Specific sense of "deny loans to certain neighborhoods based on ethnicity" is from 1973, on notion of lines drawn on maps. Used earlier in reference to insurance company practices (1961) and in World War II military slang in reference to a red line drawn through a soldier's name for some infraction, thus denying his pay. Related: Redlined; redlining.

redline

or red-line

verb (used with object), red·lined, red·lin·ing.

verb (used without object), red·lined, red·lin·ing.

noun

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verb (tr)

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