guardline

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noun

A defensive line of human guards, barriers, etc.

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Meanings

nounguardline (plural guardlines)

plural guardlines

  1. A defensive line of human guards, barriers, etc.

    The Japanese countered by augmenting the number of guards and extending the guardline to protect the camphor and timber workers. By 1900 a guardline enclosing Atayal territory was completed.

    1980, Ronald G. Knapp, China's island frontier: studies in the historical geography of Taiwan

Origin

From guard + line.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“guardline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guardline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guardline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guardline.

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