Definition of front line in English:

front line

noun

usually the front line

1The military line or part of an army that is closest to the enemy.
as modifier the front-line troops
Example sentencesExamples
- Vehicle-mounted and manpack amplifiers were deployed in many theatres by front-line troops.
- We could be front-line conscripts and I'd still have an opportunity to die smiling.
- The odds were like being in a front-line regiment in Vietnam or something.
- An additional 25 officers will also be recruited for front-line duties.
- This sniper was standing waist high above the front line potting at some Germans 300 yard away.
- The airframe has been in service all over the world in a number of the Navy's front-line squadrons.
- It's a war where supply troops face many of the same risks as front-line soldiers.
- No longer were troops crammed into front-line trenches to provide easy targets for enemy artillery.
- Once that phase has been mastered the students are ready to join a front-line squadron.
- The plan was not aimed at sending women out as front-line battle troops.
- The enemy's uncoordinated efforts proved that these were not front-line troops.
- The Tories say the money is being blown on an army of pen pushers rather than front-line staff.
- His father said he had insisted on serving in a front-line army unit.
- The front-line dispatches are useful tools for future commanders going to war.
- Like front-line soldiers, these people needed to trust and rely upon one another.
- They also want to increase the time officers spend on front-line duty and patrols by Police Community Support Officers.
- This policy is aimed at giving front-line staff that kind of alert list.
- The logistics of getting kit first to the Gulf and then to front-line troops like Sgt Roberts was also badly flawed, he said.
- This scheme is designed to try and get some of them to stay, particularly front-line officers.
Synonyms
vanguard, van, first line, firing line, battlefield, battleground, field of battle, combat zone
1. 1.1 The most important or influential position in a debate or movement.
  it is doctors who are on the front line of the euthanasia debate
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is the children's tax credit that is the front line of our attack on poverty.
  One reviewer dubbed her as altogether exceptional music of grace and texture scored for a front-line city.
  If not, the role of the BBC was bound to be caught up in the front line of the nationalist/unionist debate.
  Those organizations that have experimented with autonomous teams lacking front line leaders have failed in delivering sustainable results.
  Is something changing on the front line of social movements and workers' struggles in France?
  In calling the talk fest however the Minister of Sport is not positioning himself or his agenda on the front line.
  Dental problems in Pembrokeshire were brought to the political front line last week in a special House of Commons debate.
  Now the region is at the front line of an increasingly bitter debate about how we deal with all of this.
  The experience that Luca is slowly gathering, will help him fight for the front line positions at the next races.
  The tired politics of the 1980s have little influence on the women in the front line of the movement today.
  Its emissions of damaging greenhouse gases are negligible, yet it finds itself on the front line of change.
  Wilson's comments have now thrust him into a front-line role.
  Synonyms
  position, formation, disposition, front, firing line

Definition of front line in US English:

front line

(also frontline)

nounˈˌfrənt ˈˌlīnˈˌfrənt ˈˌlaɪn

usually the front line

1The military line or part of an army that is closest to the enemy.
as modifier the front-line troops
Example sentencesExamples
- The odds were like being in a front-line regiment in Vietnam or something.
- We could be front-line conscripts and I'd still have an opportunity to die smiling.
- The airframe has been in service all over the world in a number of the Navy's front-line squadrons.
- An additional 25 officers will also be recruited for front-line duties.
- They also want to increase the time officers spend on front-line duty and patrols by Police Community Support Officers.
- This scheme is designed to try and get some of them to stay, particularly front-line officers.
- It's a war where supply troops face many of the same risks as front-line soldiers.
- Vehicle-mounted and manpack amplifiers were deployed in many theatres by front-line troops.
- The logistics of getting kit first to the Gulf and then to front-line troops like Sgt Roberts was also badly flawed, he said.
- Like front-line soldiers, these people needed to trust and rely upon one another.
- Once that phase has been mastered the students are ready to join a front-line squadron.
- The enemy's uncoordinated efforts proved that these were not front-line troops.
- The plan was not aimed at sending women out as front-line battle troops.
- The front-line dispatches are useful tools for future commanders going to war.
- This sniper was standing waist high above the front line potting at some Germans 300 yard away.
- His father said he had insisted on serving in a front-line army unit.
- The Tories say the money is being blown on an army of pen pushers rather than front-line staff.
- No longer were troops crammed into front-line trenches to provide easy targets for enemy artillery.
- This policy is aimed at giving front-line staff that kind of alert list.
Synonyms
vanguard, van, first line, firing line, battlefield, battleground, field of battle, combat zone
1. 1.1 The most important or influential position in a debate or movement.
  it is doctors who are on the front line of the euthanasia debate
  Example sentencesExamples
  Those organizations that have experimented with autonomous teams lacking front line leaders have failed in delivering sustainable results.
  It is the children's tax credit that is the front line of our attack on poverty.
  Now the region is at the front line of an increasingly bitter debate about how we deal with all of this.
  The experience that Luca is slowly gathering, will help him fight for the front line positions at the next races.
  One reviewer dubbed her as altogether exceptional music of grace and texture scored for a front-line city.
  Is something changing on the front line of social movements and workers' struggles in France?
  Its emissions of damaging greenhouse gases are negligible, yet it finds itself on the front line of change.
  Wilson's comments have now thrust him into a front-line role.
  Dental problems in Pembrokeshire were brought to the political front line last week in a special House of Commons debate.
  The tired politics of the 1980s have little influence on the women in the front line of the movement today.
  In calling the talk fest however the Minister of Sport is not positioning himself or his agenda on the front line.
  If not, the role of the BBC was bound to be caught up in the front line of the nationalist/unionist debate.
  Synonyms
  position, formation, disposition, front, firing line

单词	front line
释义	Definition of front line in English: front line noun usually the front line 1The military line or part of an army that is closest to the enemy. as modifier the front-line troops Example sentencesExamples Vehicle-mounted and manpack amplifiers were deployed in many theatres by front-line troops. We could be front-line conscripts and I'd still have an opportunity to die smiling. The odds were like being in a front-line regiment in Vietnam or something. An additional 25 officers will also be recruited for front-line duties. This sniper was standing waist high above the front line potting at some Germans 300 yard away. The airframe has been in service all over the world in a number of the Navy's front-line squadrons. It's a war where supply troops face many of the same risks as front-line soldiers. No longer were troops crammed into front-line trenches to provide easy targets for enemy artillery. Once that phase has been mastered the students are ready to join a front-line squadron. The plan was not aimed at sending women out as front-line battle troops. The enemy's uncoordinated efforts proved that these were not front-line troops. The Tories say the money is being blown on an army of pen pushers rather than front-line staff. His father said he had insisted on serving in a front-line army unit. The front-line dispatches are useful tools for future commanders going to war. Like front-line soldiers, these people needed to trust and rely upon one another. They also want to increase the time officers spend on front-line duty and patrols by Police Community Support Officers. This policy is aimed at giving front-line staff that kind of alert list. The logistics of getting kit first to the Gulf and then to front-line troops like Sgt Roberts was also badly flawed, he said. This scheme is designed to try and get some of them to stay, particularly front-line officers. Synonyms vanguard, van, first line, firing line, battlefield, battleground, field of battle, combat zone 1.1 The most important or influential position in a debate or movement. it is doctors who are on the front line of the euthanasia debate Example sentencesExamples It is the children's tax credit that is the front line of our attack on poverty. One reviewer dubbed her as altogether exceptional music of grace and texture scored for a front-line city. If not, the role of the BBC was bound to be caught up in the front line of the nationalist/unionist debate. Those organizations that have experimented with autonomous teams lacking front line leaders have failed in delivering sustainable results. Is something changing on the front line of social movements and workers' struggles in France? In calling the talk fest however the Minister of Sport is not positioning himself or his agenda on the front line. Dental problems in Pembrokeshire were brought to the political front line last week in a special House of Commons debate. Now the region is at the front line of an increasingly bitter debate about how we deal with all of this. The experience that Luca is slowly gathering, will help him fight for the front line positions at the next races. The tired politics of the 1980s have little influence on the women in the front line of the movement today. Its emissions of damaging greenhouse gases are negligible, yet it finds itself on the front line of change. Wilson's comments have now thrust him into a front-line role. Synonyms position, formation, disposition, front, firing line Definition of front line in US English: front line (also frontline) nounˈˌfrənt ˈˌlīnˈˌfrənt ˈˌlaɪn usually the front line 1The military line or part of an army that is closest to the enemy. as modifier the front-line troops Example sentencesExamples The odds were like being in a front-line regiment in Vietnam or something. We could be front-line conscripts and I'd still have an opportunity to die smiling. The airframe has been in service all over the world in a number of the Navy's front-line squadrons. An additional 25 officers will also be recruited for front-line duties. They also want to increase the time officers spend on front-line duty and patrols by Police Community Support Officers. This scheme is designed to try and get some of them to stay, particularly front-line officers. It's a war where supply troops face many of the same risks as front-line soldiers. Vehicle-mounted and manpack amplifiers were deployed in many theatres by front-line troops. The logistics of getting kit first to the Gulf and then to front-line troops like Sgt Roberts was also badly flawed, he said. Like front-line soldiers, these people needed to trust and rely upon one another. Once that phase has been mastered the students are ready to join a front-line squadron. The enemy's uncoordinated efforts proved that these were not front-line troops. The plan was not aimed at sending women out as front-line battle troops. The front-line dispatches are useful tools for future commanders going to war. This sniper was standing waist high above the front line potting at some Germans 300 yard away. His father said he had insisted on serving in a front-line army unit. The Tories say the money is being blown on an army of pen pushers rather than front-line staff. No longer were troops crammed into front-line trenches to provide easy targets for enemy artillery. This policy is aimed at giving front-line staff that kind of alert list. Synonyms vanguard, van, first line, firing line, battlefield, battleground, field of battle, combat zone 1.1 The most important or influential position in a debate or movement. it is doctors who are on the front line of the euthanasia debate Example sentencesExamples Those organizations that have experimented with autonomous teams lacking front line leaders have failed in delivering sustainable results. It is the children's tax credit that is the front line of our attack on poverty. Now the region is at the front line of an increasingly bitter debate about how we deal with all of this. The experience that Luca is slowly gathering, will help him fight for the front line positions at the next races. One reviewer dubbed her as altogether exceptional music of grace and texture scored for a front-line city. Is something changing on the front line of social movements and workers' struggles in France? Its emissions of damaging greenhouse gases are negligible, yet it finds itself on the front line of change. Wilson's comments have now thrust him into a front-line role. Dental problems in Pembrokeshire were brought to the political front line last week in a special House of Commons debate. The tired politics of the 1980s have little influence on the women in the front line of the movement today. In calling the talk fest however the Minister of Sport is not positioning himself or his agenda on the front line. If not, the role of the BBC was bound to be caught up in the front line of the nationalist/unionist debate. Synonyms position, formation, disposition, front, firing line
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