Meanings
adjectivefrontline (not comparable)
alternative front-line · alternative front line
- not comparablegovernmentLocated at a front.
- not comparableMost advanced or important.
Concerns have been raised about available luggage space, with Cash remarking: "With the upcoming Christmas period there will likely be a large increase in health and safety issues and stress for frontline staff."
2019 November 6, “RMT criticises LNER Azumas over "inadequate facilities"”, in Rail, page 19
nounfrontline (plural frontlines)
plural frontlines · alternative front-line · alternative front line
- alternativeAlternative form of front line.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 前線的 /前线的, 最先進的
- 前線的 /前线的 (qiánxiàn de)military: located at a front
- 最先進的most advanced; most important
- 最先进的 (zuì xiānjìn de)most advanced; most important
- 最重要的 (zuì zhòngyào de)most advanced; most important
Dutch frontlinie, frontlijn
- frontliniemilitary: located at a front
- frontlijnmilitary: located at a front
Finnish eturintama-, eturivin
- eturintama-military: located at a front
- eturivinmost advanced; most important
French ligne de front
- ligne de frontmilitary: located at a front
Swedish frontlinje
- frontlinjemilitary: located at a front
Vietnamese tiền tuyến
- tiền tuyếnmilitary: located at a front
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Cite this entry
APA
frontline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontline
MLA
“frontline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontline. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frontline,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontline.
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