centerline

 [sen-ter-lahyn]  

cen·ter·line

   [sen-ter-lahyn]
noun
1.
any line that bisects a plane figure: the centerline of a building plan.
2.
a line along the center of a road or highway dividing it into separate sections for traffic moving in opposite directions.
3.
Radio. the perpendicular bisector of the line connecting two radio transmitters.
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Also, center line.

Origin:
1800–10; center + line1
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Centerline is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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centerline

noun
a line that bisects a plane figure 
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