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Meanings of queue in English

Russian
очередь
Portuguese
fila
Spanish
fila
Catalan
cua
Wikidata

Line of people waiting for goods or services on a first-come, first-served basis, or an area where such a line forms.

        очередь
        Russian
        бянь-фа
        Spanish
        coleta china
        Wikidata

        Braided men's hair.

              Related terms
              бянь-фа
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              Examples for "queue line"
              Examples for "queue line"
              1
              The queue line is beautifully done and includes a very special hidden Mickey.
              Wired
              Portuguese
              enfileirar

              To form a queue or a line; to stand in line.

                    enfileirar
                    Portuguese
                    bicha
                    Catalan
                    cua
                    Spanish
                    cola

                    Waiting line.

                          bicha
                          Usage of queue in English
                          1
                          Unfortunately, 'screwing up' on queue could be as difficult as juggling correctly.
                          The Beast Within
                          2
                          Now, of course, the queue goes all the way to the top.
                          The Guardian
                          3
                          This option may be used to rearrange jobs within a print queue.
                          Essential system administration, 3rd edition
                          4
                          There was a long queue of traffic but the superhighway was clear.
                          The Guardian
                          5
                          The queue is endless and you need to wait for long hours.
                          The Guardian
                          6
                          For example, one part of the application processes notifications from a queue.
                          The Guardian
                          7
                          I was absent-minded at the moment and was last in the queue.
                          Greenmantle
                          8
                          Now the queue's growing end snakes as far as the fireplace showroom.
                          Independent.ie
                          9
                          As patients, we should expect to wait our turn in the queue.
                          The Guardian
                          10
                          In every community there's an ever-growing queue of people waiting for treatment.
                          The Guardian
                          11
                          Everyone in the queue for water in Drogheda agreed on three things.
                          The Irish Times
                          12
                          If there was a queue, well obviously we were going straight home.
                          The Irish Times
                          13
                          The municipality manager has said that he can not allow queue jumping.
                          The South African
                          14
                          An explosive-laden car rammed into a queue of people waiting to vote.
                          The Irish Times
                          15
                          To avoid having to queue, I decided to bring my own supply.
                          The Irish Times
                          16
                          It's well suited to parties: people can queue tracks from the iPhone.
                          Wired
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                          Translations for queue
                          Catalan
                          cua
                          Queue through the time
                          Queue across language varieties
                          Ireland
                          Common
                          South Africa
                          Common
                          Australia
                          Common
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