state line

/steɪt laɪn/
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Other forms: state lines

Definitions of state line
  1. noun
    the boundary between two states
    synonyms: state boundary
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    examples:
    Mason and Dixon's line
    the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War
    type of:
    border, borderline, boundary line, delimitation, mete
    a line that indicates a boundary
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