dividing line
noun
: a line or object that separates two areas
The dividing lines on the street were newly painted.
A fence marked the dividing line between the two properties.
—often used figurativelythe dividing line between right and wrong
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Assistant Division Manager Timothy McClendon said city officials hope to develop a special plan with an overlay for West Colonial, which serves as the dividing line between commission districts 3 and 5.
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Laura Kinsler, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2025
Much of the uproar around Keller centers on a recent proposal by board members to split the district in half using U.S. 377 as the dividing line.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
The jet stream, located high in the earth’s atmosphere, serves as a dividing line between cold northern air and warm tropical weather systems, said John Feerick, a senior meteorologist at AccuWeather.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2025
Board members are considering a plan to split the district, and many parents believe the dividing line will be the Union Pacific Railroad line along Denton Highway that serves as the border between Fort Worth and Keller.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
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Laura Kinsler, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2025
Much of the uproar around Keller centers on a recent proposal by board members to split the district in half using U.S. 377 as the dividing line.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
The jet stream, located high in the earth’s atmosphere, serves as a dividing line between cold northern air and warm tropical weather systems, said John Feerick, a senior meteorologist at AccuWeather.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2025
Board members are considering a plan to split the district, and many parents believe the dividing line will be the Union Pacific Railroad line along Denton Highway that serves as the border between Fort Worth and Keller.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Dividing line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dividing%20line. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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