dashed line

US: /ˈdæʃt ˌlaɪn/

Definition

Definition of dashed line - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

drawing

TECH.

row of short strokes with small gaps used to show shape or border

TECH.

Please draw a dashed line around the text you want to highlight.
Trace along the dashed line, then cut out the shape carefully.
The map uses a dashed line to mark the proposed railway route.

deadlock

draw

stalemate

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Expressions with dashed

dashed hopes

adj.

broken dreams or aspirations

The team's dashed hopes were hard to ignore.

hopes are dashed

exp.

plans or dreams do not succeed

His hopes are dashed by the project's collapse.

that dashed someone's spirits

exp.

cause sudden disappointment or loss of hope in someone

That dashed his spirits after the bad news.

Expressions with line

in line

adv.

arranged one behind another in a queue

The students stood in line for lunch.

into line

adv.

in a straight or orderly formation

The soldiers marched into line.

line up

arrange in a straight row

The teacher asked the students to line up at the door..

bottom line

final outcome of a process

The bottom line of the talks was agreement.

across the line

adv.

from one side to the other

The runner sprinted across the line to win the race.

approaching the finish line

adj.

nearing the end of a task or event

With the project approaching the finish line, the team worked extra hours.

cross the line

to finish a race by passing the finish line

She crossed the line first and won the marathon..

draw a line

create a visible line on a surface

She used a ruler to draw a line.

hold the line

keep a phone line open during a call

Please hold the line while I transfer your call.

in line for

adv.

waiting to receive something

She is in line for a promotion at work.

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broken arrow

technical writing

dashed line with an arrowhead used in diagrams

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French:ligne en pointillés, ...
German:gestrichelte Linie, ...
Italian:linea tratteggiata, ...
Spanish:línea discontinua, ...
Portuguese:linha tracejada, ...
Chinese:虚线, ...
Japanese:破線, ...
Arabic:خَطّ مُتَقَطِّع, ...
Hebrew:קו מְקוּוָּקָו, ...
Russian:пунктирная линия, ...
Ukrainian:пунктирна лінія, ...
Hindi:टूटी रेखा, ...
Bengali:খণ্ডিত রেখা, ...
Catalan:línia discontínua, ...
Czech:přerušovaná čára, ...
Danish:stiplet linje, ...
Dutch:stippellijn, ...
Greek:διακεκομμένη γραμμή, ...
Hungarian:szaggatott vonal, ...
Khmer:បន្ទាត់ដាច់ៗ, ...
Korean:점선, ...
Persian:خط چین, ...
Polish:linia przerywana, ...
Portuguese (BR):linha tracejada, ...
Romanian:linie întreruptă, ...
Swedish:streckad linje, ...
Thai:เส้นประ, ...
Turkish:kesik çizgi, ...
Vietnamese:đường nét đứt, ...

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