dry line

noun

An imaginary line across a continent that separates moist air from an eastern body of water and dry desert air from the west.

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Marfa front
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Meanings

noundry line (plural dry lines)

plural dry lines

  1. climatologyAn imaginary line across a continent that separates moist air from an eastern body of water and dry desert air from the west.

    Synonyms: Marfa front

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn imaginary line across a continent that separates moist air from an eastern body of water and dry desert air from the west.

Similar
Marfa front
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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