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front line
front line (also front·line) • n. (usu. the front line) the military line or part of an army that is closest to the enemy: [as adj.] the front-line troops. ∎ the most important or influential position in a debate or movement: it is doctors who are on the front line of the euthanasia debate. |
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"front line." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "front line." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-frontline.html "front line." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-frontline.html |
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front line
front line also frontline (usually the front line) the military line or part of an army that is closest to the enemy.
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"front line." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "front line." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-frontline.html "front line." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-frontline.html |
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