peace line
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A separation barrier in Northern Ireland that separates a predominantly republican and Catholic neighborhood from a predominantly loyalist and unionist Protestant neighborhood.
Example Sentences
- "The factory, dripping with symbolism, straddled the peace line in West Belfast, separating the loyalist Shankill Road from the republican Falls with an entrance at either end for the two communities."
- "McCallum and the small team are in touch by telephone with community workers on the loyalist side of the peace line, working constantly to defuse tensions, especially during the contentious summer marching season."