Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mogadishu line

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: mo-gadishu -line
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The point at which foreign involvement in a conflict shifts from peacekeeping or diplomacy to combat operations.

Example Sentences

"For long before the United States was forced to confront the horror of its dead servicemen being dragged naked through the dusty streets of Mogadishu, ‘the crossing of the Mogadishu line’ came to be a test of the international community's resolve in dealing with intractable violence of the post-Cold War era."
"I was surprised. I was also happy. It suggested to me that the Mogadishu line—that invisible mark across which US troops would never again step—had been erased."

Etymology

In reference to the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993.

Inflected Forms

the Mogadishu line (canonical)

Questions

What does mogadishu line mean?: The point at which foreign involvement in a conflict shifts from peacekeeping or diplomacy to combat operations.
Where does mogadishu line come from?: In reference to the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993.

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