Meanings
nounstate line (plural state lines)
plural state lines
- USidiomaticThe border between two states in the United States of America.
For thirty-one years, Susan has personally searched for her daughter. Getting on planes and driving across state lines to meet with shady organised-crime figures who claimed to know something.
2026 July 29, Nicholas Muhoro, “Amy Billig Vanished While Hitchhiking Through Coconut Grove. Then the Calls Began”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2026
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Danish delstatsgrænse
- delstatsgrænseborder between any two states in the USA
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
state line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/state%20line
MLA
“state line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/state%20line. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “state line,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/state%20line.
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