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redline
[red-lahyn, red-lahyn]
verb (used with object)
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)
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.
redline
/ ˈrɛdˌlaɪn /
verb
(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
Other Word Forms
- redliner noun
Example Sentences
Back on the main stage, they redlined through “March of the Pigs” and seethed with fuzzbox rot on “Reptile.”
Kazakhstan's Rybakina, whose power from the baseline is among the very best when she finds her groove, continued to redline in the second set.
The works are paired with compelling research, including the history of redlining and crucial heat-shade statistics, which visitors can interact with and see how their own communities are affected by these factors.
Although the courts later reinstated it, mortgage discrimination and redlining by banks lived on.
A lone rider leaves the redline at Union Station.
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