Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

line of contact

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English

Syllables: line of -con-tact
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent.

Example Sentences

"Both sides face off along a fixed 250-mile “border”, or line of contact, which snakes across Ukraine’s Donbas region."

Inflected Forms

lines of contact (plural)

Synonyms

contact line

Questions

What does line of contact mean?: The demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent.

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