frontline

front line

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fruhnt-lahyn]
- /ˈfrʌntˌlaɪn/
- /ˈfrʌntlaɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fruhnt-lahyn]
- /ˈfrʌntˌlaɪn/

Definitions of frontline word

noun frontline front (def 9). 1
noun frontline the visible forefront in any action, activity, or field: TV reporters are constantly involved in the front line of events. 1
noun frontline Football. front four. 1
noun frontline Basketball. front court (def 2b). 1
adjective frontline located or designed to be used at a military front line: a front-line ambulance helicopter. 1
adjective frontline of, relating to, or involving the forefront in any action, activity, or field: a front-line TV reporter. 1

See all 11 definitions of frontline

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Origin of frontline

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Frontline

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Frontline

frontline popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

frontline usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for frontline

noun frontline

combat zone — (in warfare) an area where fighting is taking place

Just one Synonym for frontline