correction line

noun

A place where a north–south grid road jogs to correct for the northward convergence of meridians.

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Meanings

nouncorrection line (plural correction lines)

plural correction lines

  1. CanadaA place where a north–south grid road jogs to correct for the northward convergence of meridians.

Origin

From correction + line.

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APA

correction line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correction%20line

MLA

“correction line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correction%20line. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “correction line,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correction%20line.

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