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Meanings of main line in English
A track that is used for through trains or is the principal artery of the system from which branch lines, yards, sidings and spurs are connected.
Usage of main line in English
1
I gave her both the MCME main line and my mobile number.
2
Critics of gentrification romanticise working-class poverty, goes the main line of argument.
3
The motor to the main line seemed to be the best thing.
4
The most important points of the main line of defence were: 1st.
5
It was off the main line of march, and had not suffered.
6
Such trains can be seen daily along any main line of railroad.
7
Your main line is all right, but your terminal facilities are bad.
8
Right on the main line, and Ike still has his trucks.
9
Top of the list is a winter coat, the main line of defence.
10
Buses will run along that line, connecting to main line trains.
11
He put on his gloves and took his place on the main line.
12
You'd crawled along a semi-abandoned collector to its junction with a main line.
13
The length of single lines, exclusive of the main line, exceeds twelve miles.
14
The main line will run on the other side of the West River.
15
The grades and curvature along the main line may be summarized as follows:
16
She explained about the railroad branching off the main line at the Junction.
This collocation consists of:
Main line through the time
Main line across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common