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front line

/ˌfrʌnt ˈlaɪn/noun

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मोर्चा, अग्रिम मोर्चा, सीमा-रेखा (युद्ध में)

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C, usually singular] the ~

    the area where soldiers are closest to the enemy during a battle

    मोर्चा, अग्रिम मोर्चा, सीमा-रेखा (युद्ध में)

    • The soldiers spent six months on the front line.
    • Supplies could not reach the troops at the front line.
    • Letters from the front line took weeks to arrive.
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    • The soldier was sent to the front line near the border.
    • The shells fell close to the front line all night.

    Synonyms front firing line

  2. 2

    [C, usually singular] the ~ (of sth)

    the most important or dangerous position in an activity, where people deal directly with a problem

    अग्रिम पंक्ति, सबसे आगे की जगह

    • Doctors and nurses were in the front line of the fight against the pandemic.
    • Radhika has always been on the front line of the campaign for girls' education.
    • Teachers are on the front line of education reform.
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    • Firefighters are always in the front line when floods hit the city.
    • Health workers stood in the front line of the vaccination drive.
adjective/ˈfrʌnt laɪn/
  1. 1

    [only before noun]

    (also front-line, frontline) working or happening in the front line

    अग्रिम पंक्ति का, मोर्चे का

    • front-line troops
    • Front-line health workers were given the vaccine first.
    • Front-line workers were thanked by the whole city.
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    • Front-line staff handle most customer complaints.
    • She works as a front-line nurse in a busy hospital.