green line
Americannoun
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(in Lebanon) a demarcation line that divides predominantly Christian East Beirut and predominantly Moslem West Beirut.
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any similar demarcation line between two hostile communities, as between Greek and Turkish Cypriots in Nicosia.
noun
Example Sentences
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Each stone has a sensor on it to ensure players release their grip on the handle before the thick green line that runs across the ice, known as the hog line.
From BBC
Luas Green Line services have been suspended between Parnell Street and St Stephen's Green following the incident.
From BBC
To help gauge current jitters in the market, this BondCliQ Inc. chart shows the last 30 days of spread premium bond investors have been demanding on the 10-year bonds of five hyperscalers this year, with the green line tracking Oracle’s bonds.
From MarketWatch
Looking at data on China’s middle-income and upper-income households, Miles and other executives saw a green line shooting upward.
The Green Line, as it is known, is the latest of a long list of megaprojects undertaken by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's government in the past decade -- the crowning jewel of which is a still sparsely populated $58 billion New Administrative Capital east of Cairo.
From Barron's
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