Meanings of extended the line in English

In fact, I felt nothing as I extended the line of power.

Lucas, dismounted, extended the line of battle to the right.

General Robert Patterson now joined Worth on his left, and extended the line of investment.

He had simply extended the line with his finger and the straight edge of Gray's knife.

Grant's army had, during our absence, extended the line much farther to the west and south.

Wharton extended the line on the east side of the turnpike, with three batteries massed between him and the road.

Crook's left rested on the Shenandoah, Emory extended the line to the turnpike road, and Wright carried it to the Potomac.

Ramseur with Rodes's division, was on Pegram's left, while Lomax's cavalry, now serving as foot-troops, extended the line to the Back road.

More significant of the coming debacle was the success of Horne's First Army, which now intervened and extended the line of Byng's attack.

I extended the line between the cloudy radiance and the mizzen-topmast and found that it must strike somewhere near the fore-rigging on the port side.

"And that bronze finger points toward the north pole." He continued, using his knife blade as a guide, and extended the line north.