dividing line
noun
: a line or object that separates two areas
The dividing lines on the street were newly painted.
A fence marked the dividing line between the two properties.
—often used figurativelythe dividing line between right and wrong
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The new find could help better define the mass dividing line between large planets and small brown dwarfs, as well as that between large brown dwarfs and small stars.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 June 2025
Golden Gate Park is home to two clans, with the 19th Avenue thoroughfare apparently serving as their dividing line.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Since 2023, Robinson has been trying to gain support from her colleagues for changing the name of Troost Avenue, which during the decades of segregation was known for being a dividing line between predominantly white and Black neighborhoods.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
The weightlessness on the nine-minute flight to the Karman line, considered the dividing line between Earth’s atmosphere and space, lasted only four minutes.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 June 2025
Golden Gate Park is home to two clans, with the 19th Avenue thoroughfare apparently serving as their dividing line.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Since 2023, Robinson has been trying to gain support from her colleagues for changing the name of Troost Avenue, which during the decades of segregation was known for being a dividing line between predominantly white and Black neighborhoods.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
The weightlessness on the nine-minute flight to the Karman line, considered the dividing line between Earth’s atmosphere and space, lasted only four minutes.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Dividing line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dividing%20line. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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