Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zero line

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: ze-ro -line
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The very front of the front line, where opposing armed forces meet and engage in direct combat, especially the border between (US forces in) Afghanistan and Pakistan, or between Ukrainian and Russian forces.

Example Sentences

"Outside of the main roads and major cities, life in small-town Ukraine rides a razor's edge on the “zero line” where two armies collide."
"Half an hour's drive from the zero line, an unassuming village house marks an important landmark for those unfortunate enough to need to […]"

Inflected Forms

zero lines (plural)

Questions

What does zero line mean?: The very front of the front line, where opposing armed forces meet and engage in direct combat, especially the border between (US forces in) Afghanistan and Pakistan, or between Ukrainian and Russian forces.

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