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front line

 
 
noun

Definition

the front line the place where soldiers fight in a war a position of direct and important influence: doctors working in the front line of medicine
front-line
 
 
/ˈfrʌntlaɪn/ adjective [always before noun]
front-line troops
(Definition of front line noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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