line of contact

noun

The demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent.

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Meanings

nounline of contact (plural lines of contact)

plural lines of contact

  1. governmentThe demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent.

    Both sides face off along a fixed 250-mile “border”, or line of contact, which snakes across Ukraine’s Donbas region.

    2021 December 10, Luke Harding, “‘Nobody wants to be Putin’s slave’: on the Ukraine frontline as tensions rise”, in The Guardian

    Synonyms: contact line

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent.

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contact line
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contact line

Translations

Arabic خَطّ اِتِّصَال, خَطّ الْاِتِّصَال
  • خَطّ اِتِّصَال (ḵaṭṭ ittiṣāl)(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • خَطّ الْاِتِّصَال (ḵaṭṭ al-ittiṣāl)(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • خَطّ تَمَاسّ (ḵaṭṭ tamāss)(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • خَطّ التَّمَاسّ (ḵaṭṭ at-tamāss)(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
Chinese Mandarin 接觸線 /接触线
  • 接觸線 /接触线 (jiēchùxiàn)(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
Finnish kontaktilinja
  • kontaktilinja(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
French ligne de contact
  • ligne de contact(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
German Kontaktlinie
  • Kontaktlinie(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
Italian linea di contatto
  • linea di contatto(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
Japanese 接触線
  • 接触線 (sesshokusen)(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
Korean 접촉선
  • 접촉선 (jeopchokseon)(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
Polish linia kontaktu
  • linia kontaktu(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
Portuguese linha de contato
  • linha de contato(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
Romanian linie de contact
  • linie de contact(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
Russian ли́ния соприкоснове́ния, ли́ния боево́го соприкоснове́ния
  • ли́ния соприкоснове́ния (línija soprikosnovénija)(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • ли́ния боево́го соприкоснове́ния (línija bojevóvo soprikosnovénija)(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • ЛБС (LBS)(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
Spanish línea de contacto
  • línea de contacto(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
Turkish temas hattı
  • temas hattı(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
Ukrainian лі́нія зі́ткнення, лі́нія бойово́го зі́ткнення
  • лі́нія зі́ткнення (línija zítknennja)(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • лі́нія бойово́го зі́ткнення (línija bojovóho zítknennja)(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • ЛБЗ (LBZ)(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • лі́нія бойово́го до́тику (línija bojovóho dótyku)(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
  • ЛБД (LBD)(military) the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent
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APA

line of contact. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20of%20contact

MLA

“line of contact.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20of%20contact. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “line of contact,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20of%20contact.

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