county line

noun

A border between two counties.

Meanings

nouncounty line (plural county lines)

plural county lines

  1. USA border between two counties.
  2. UKin pluralA drug trafficking scheme to transport drugs from cities to smaller towns, especially one that recruits children and uses phone lines.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see county, line.
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APA

county line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/county%20line

MLA

“county line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/county%20line. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “county line,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/county%20line.

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