front line

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–noun

1.	front (def. 9).

2.	the visible forefront in any action, activity, or field: TV reporters are constantly involved in the front line of events.

3.	Football. front four.

4.	Basketball. front court (def. 2b).

Origin:
1915–20

front-line

[fruhnt-lahyn]

–adjective

1.	located or designed to be used at a military front line: a front-line ambulance helicopter.

2.	of, pertaining to, or involving the forefront in any action, activity, or field: a front-line TV reporter.

3.	highly experienced or proficient in the performance of one's duties.

Origin:
1910–15

–noun Football.

the four defensive players positioned on the line of scrimmage in a common defensive alignment to guard against the run and to rush the passer.

Also called front line.

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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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front·line also front line (frŭnt'līn')

A front or boundary, especially one between military, political, or ideological positions.
Basketball See frontcourt.
Football The linemen of a team.
Sports The players who play farthest forward, as in volleyball.

adj. or front-line

Located or used at a military front.
Of or relating to the most advanced or important position or activity in a field or undertaking: "leaders of the six black 'front-line states' bordering South Africa" (Boston Globe).
Sports
1. Of or relating to the frontline.
2. Being a member of the regular team; first-string: a team in need of a frontline catcher.

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