centerline
noun
cen·ter·line
ˈsen-tər-ˈlīn 
-ˌlīn,
ˈse-nər-
: a real or imaginary line that is equidistant from the surface or sides of something
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The police stated that Lacy’s actions caused the driver of a 2017 Kia Cadenza to swerve over the centerline to avoid impact with the Charger.
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Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
The plank assembly of Car 44 was measured and found to be 8.6mm (LHS), 8.6mm (car centerline) and 8.5mm (RHS).
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Key design features include a beach-club bar and a flybridge fitted with a centerline hot tub, sofas, and a bar—plus a six-foot draft that makes this world debut ideal for cruising the Bahamas.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025
Others have equipment for riskier bombing raids: twin pylons carrying eight 250-pound Small Diameter Bombs as well as a centerline AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures pod, all complementing the four air-to-air missiles and two drop tanks.
—David Axe, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
The plank assembly of Car 44 was measured and found to be 8.6mm (LHS), 8.6mm (car centerline) and 8.5mm (RHS).
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Key design features include a beach-club bar and a flybridge fitted with a centerline hot tub, sofas, and a bar—plus a six-foot draft that makes this world debut ideal for cruising the Bahamas.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025
Others have equipment for riskier bombing raids: twin pylons carrying eight 250-pound Small Diameter Bombs as well as a centerline AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures pod, all complementing the four air-to-air missiles and two drop tanks.
—David Axe, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Centerline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centerline. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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centerline
noun
cen·ter·line
ˈsen-tər-ˈlīn
: a real or imaginary line that runs down the middle of something
the centerline of the highway
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