Guardline

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A defensive line of human guards, barriers, etc.

    "The Japanese countered by augmenting the number of guards and extending the guardline to protect the camphor and timber workers. By 1900 a guardline enclosing Atayal territory was completed."

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"The Japanese countered by augmenting the number of guards and extending the guardline to protect the camphor and timber workers. By 1900 a guardline enclosing Atayal territory was completed."

Etymology

From guard + line.

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