frontline

See also: front-line and front line

English

Alternative forms

front-line (in attributive use); front line

Etymology

front +‎ line

Adjective

frontline (not comparable)

(military) Located at a front
Most advanced or important
- 2019 November 6, “RMT criticises LNER Azumas over "inadequate facilities"”, in Rail, page 19:
  Concerns have been raised about available luggage space, with Cash remarking: "With the upcoming Christmas period there will likely be a large increase in health and safety issues and stress for frontline staff."

Translations

military: located at a front

Chinese:
Mandarin: 前線的／前线的 (zh) (qiánxiàn de)
Dutch: frontlinie (nl) f, frontlijn (nl)
Finnish: eturintama- (fi)
French: ligne de front (fr) f
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: bere (ku) m, cephe (ku) m, enî (ku) f
Swedish: frontlinje (sv)

most advanced; most important

Chinese:
Mandarin: (most advanced) 最先進的, 最先进的 (zuì xiānjìn de), (most important) 最重要的 (zuì zhòngyào de)
Finnish: eturivin

Noun

frontline (plural frontlines)

Alternative spelling of front line

Derived terms

frontliner

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