redline

ˈrɛdˌlaɪn

Definition

Definition of redline - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

engine operation

tr./intr.

TECH.

operate an engine at its maximum speed

tr./intr.

TECH.

He redlined the car on the highway.

accelerate

rev

marking

tr.

mark or highlight in red to draw attention

tr.

The editor asked to redline all the important sections.

highlight

underline

discrimination

tr.

deny services or goods to certain areas based on racial demographics

tr.

Banks used to redline neighborhoods, refusing loans to residents.

discriminate

segregate

audio engineering

tr./intr.

TECH.

achieve audio levels causing distortion

tr./intr.

TECH.

The sound engineer redlined the track during recording.

distort

overdrive

peak

Noun

machine

TECH.

maximum limit for device operation

TECH.

The car's engine hit the redline during the test.

contract review

copy with edit marks showing additions, removals or corrections

Please send the redline so we can see what you changed.

examine

inspect

vet

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Origin of redline

English, red (color) + line (mark)

Examples of redline in a sentence

They redlined the motorcycle on the track.
Please redline any errors you find.
She had to redline the document before submission.
Certain insurance companies would redline urban areas.
They were accused of redlining minority communities.
She accidentally redlined the audio during the live show.

They redlined the speakers at the party.
Keep the drill below its redline.
The technician checked the redline before testing the pump.
Legal asked for another redline before approving the settlement agreement.
Compare this redline to last week’s draft to track all revisions.

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French:faire rugir, zone rouge, ...
German:am Limit fahren, Drehzahlgrenze, ...
Italian:spingere al massimo, zona rossa, ...
Spanish:llevar al límite, límite de revoluciones, ...
Portuguese:levar ao limite, limite máximo de funcionamento, ...
Chinese:开到极限, 红线, ...
Japanese:限界まで回す, レッドライン, ...
Arabic:شَغَّلَ المحرك بأقصى سرعة, الحَدّ الأَقْصى, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְעִיל מָנוֹעַ בְּמְהִירוּת הַמֶּרְבִית שֶׁלּוֹ, קַו אָדוֹם, ...
Russian:разгонять, красная зона тахометра, ...
Ukrainian:розганяти, гранична межа обертів, ...
Hindi:अधिकतम गति पर चलाना, अधिकतम सीमा, ...
Bengali:সর্বোচ্চ গতিতে চালানো, সর্বোচ্চ সীমা, ...
Catalan:portar al límit, línia vermella, ...
Czech:vytáčet do maxima, červené pole, ...
Danish:køre ved maksimal hastighed, den røde streg, ...
Dutch:tot het uiterste jagen, rood gebied, ...
Greek:λειτουργώ, κόκκινη γραμμή, ...
Hungarian:maximumon pörgetni, fordulatszám-határ, ...
Khmer:បើកម៉ាស៊ីនដល់ល្បឿនអតិបរមា, ខ្សែបន្ទាត់កំណត់អតិបរមា, ...
Korean:최대 속도로 몰다, 레드라인, ...
Persian:به حداکثر سرعت رساند, حدّ نهایی, ...
Polish:przeciążać, czerwone pole, ...
Portuguese (BR):acelerar ao máximo, limite máximo, ...
Romanian:a tura la maximum, limită maximă de funcționare, ...
Swedish:köra på max, en rödmarkering, ...
Thai:ใช้งานเครื่องยนต์ที่ความเร็วสูงสุด, ขีดจำกัดสูงสุด, ...
Turkish:zorlamak, kırmızı çizgi, ...
Vietnamese:chạy hết công suất, giới hạn tối đa, ...

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