Bee line () The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey |
Distribution (n.) The act of distributing or dispensing |
Distribution (n.) Separation into parts or classes |
Distribution (n.) That which is distributed. |
Distribution (n.) A resolving a whole into its parts. |
Distribution (n.) The sorting of types and placing them in their proper boxes in the cases. |
Distribution (n.) The steps or operations by which steam is supplied to and withdrawn from the cylinder at each stroke of the piston |
Fraunhofer lines () The lines of the spectrun |
Gunter's line () A logarithmic line on Gunter's scale, used for performing the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically by the dividers |
Horse power () The power which a horse exerts. |
Horse power () A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime movers for doing work. It is the power required for the performance of work at the rate of 33,000 English units of work per minute |
Horse power () A machine worked by a horse, for driving other machinery |
Line (n.) Flax |
Line (n.) The longer and finer fiber of flax. |
Line (v. t.) To cover the inner surface of |
Line (v. t.) To put something in the inside of |
Line (v. t.) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense |
Line (v. t.) To impregnate |
Line (n.) A linen thread or string |
Line (n.) A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver |
Line (n.) The course followed by anything in motion |
Line (n.) Direction |
Line (n.) A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed |
Line (n.) A short letter |
Line (n.) A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure. |
Line (n.) Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy |
Line (n.) That which has length, but not breadth or thickness. |
Line (n.) The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory |
Line (n.) A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand |
Line (n.) Lineament |
Line (n.) A straight row |
Line (n.) A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person |
Line (n.) A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc. |
Line (n.) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map. |
Line (n.) The equator |
Line (n.) A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring |
Line (n.) A measuring line or cord. |
Line (n.) That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart |
Line (n.) Instruction |
Line (n.) The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working |
Line (n.) The track and roadbed of a railway |
Line (n.) A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart |
Line (n.) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc. |
Line (n.) A trench or rampart. |
Line (n.) Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy. |
Line (n.) Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections. |
Line (n.) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed. |
Line (n.) A number of shares taken by a jobber. |
Line (n.) A series of various qualities and values of the same general class of articles |
Line (n.) The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, or the whole of a system of telegraph wires under one management and name. |
transmission transmittal transmitting | the act of sending a message, causing a message to be transmitted |
liner line drive | (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter, the batter hit a liner to the shortstop |
line-drive single line single | a single resulting from a line drive |
line-drive double line double | a double resulting from a line drive |
line-drive triple line triple | a triple resulting from a line drive |
accession rise to power | the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne), Elizabeth's accession in |
power dive | a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine |
line of least resistance path of least resistance | the easiest way, In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance |
avocation by-line hobby pursuit sideline spare-time activity | an auxiliary activity |
power play | (ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties, the team was unable to capitalize on the power play |
power play | a play in which there is a concentration of players in one location on the field of play, they used a power play to return the kickoff |
occupation business job line of work line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money, he's not in my line of business |
power walking | a form of cardiopulmonary exercise consisting of rapid walking accompanied by vigorous swinging of the arms |
linebacker line backer | (American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage |
power play squeeze play squeeze | an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power, she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away |
power trip | (slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other people |
distribution | the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning |
field field of operation line of business | a particular kind of commercial enterprise, they are outstanding in their field |
distribution | the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer |
distribution channel channel | a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors, possible distribution channels are wholesalers or small retailers or retail chains or direct mailers or your own stores |
line of duty | all that is normally required in some area of responsibility |
line management | administration of the activities contributing directly to an organization's output |
line | acting in conformity, in line with, he got out of line, toe the line |
lateral line lateral line organ | sense organs of fish and amphibians, believed to detect pressure changes in the water |
acoustic delay line sonic delay line | a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound waves |
A-line | women's clothing that has a fitted top and a flared skirt that is widest at the hemline, it is called the A-line because the effect resembles the capital letter A |
automatic transmission automatic drive | a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car |
branch line spur track spur | a railway line connected to a trunk line |
bus line | an organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system |
cable line transmission line | a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power |
chalk line snap line snapline | a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface |
delay line | a circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the transmission of a signal |
delineation depiction limning line drawing | a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects |
digital subscriber line DSL | a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds |
drive line drive line system | mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle |
electric meter power meter | a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used |
electromagnetic delay line | a delay line based on the time of propagation of electromagnetic waves |
feeder line | a branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline) |
fiber-optic transmission system fibre-optic transmission system FOTS | a communication system using fiber optic cables |
fishing line | a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached |
fuel line gas line petrol line | a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine, the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line |
gas line | a pipeline used to transport natural gas, the workmen broke through the gas line |
gearing gear geartrain power train train | wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed, the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain |
hammer power hammer | a power tool for drilling rocks |
handline hand line | a fishing line managed principally by hand |
harpoon line | a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner's boat |
hot line | a direct telephone line between two officials |
hydraulic transmission hydraulic transmission system | a transmission that depends on a hydraulic system |
land line landline | a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits, a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave |
lead line sounding line | (nautical) plumb line for determining depth |