police line

noun

A line, often marked with yellow tape, demarcating a crime or accident scene and which bystanders are not supposed to cross.

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Meanings

nounpolice line (plural police lines)

plural police lines

  1. A line, often marked with yellow tape, demarcating a crime or accident scene and which bystanders are not supposed to cross.
  2. A line of police officers standing guard.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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