line break
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.01 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line.
noun
A character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text.
noun
A break made through the opposition's defensive line.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: newline, line feed, carriage return, hard return, soft return (sometimes synonymous)"
- "Toby Flood replaced Wilkinson at the break and scrum-half Ben Youngs scored almost directly from the restart, spotting a gap down the short side and linking well with Tuilagi down the right flank, and nine minutes later full-back Ben Foden extended England's lead following a bullocking line-break by Tuilagi."