the front line
noun [S]Definition
› a place where opposing armies face each other in war and where fighting happens: Tens of thousands of soldiers died at the front line. More front-line troops will be flown to the battle zone over the next few days.Places involved in military activity
(Definition of the front line noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- base noun (MAIN PLACE)
- battlefield noun (PLACE)
- battleground noun
- beachhead noun
- billet noun
- boot camp noun
- bridgehead noun
- camp noun (TENTS/BUILDINGS)
- garrison noun
- GHQ noun
- guard post noun
- guardhouse noun
- guardroom noun
- parade ground noun
- PX noun
- redoubt noun
- sentry box noun
- staging area noun
- theatre noun (MILITARY)
- unmanned adjective
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