Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

police line

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.10 in modern English

Syllables: po-lice -line
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A line of police officers standing guard.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

police lines (plural)

Questions

What does police line mean?: 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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