centerline
noun
cen·ter·line
ˈsen-tər-ˈlīn 
-ˌlīn,
ˈse-nər-
: a real or imaginary line that is equidistant from the surface or sides of something
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How to improve This one is easy: Look straight down and keep your eyes on the centerline at bottom of the lap lane.
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Erik Vance, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The families’ vehicles got into a collision just after 8 a.m. ET Thursday when one car crossed the centerline of a road and collided head-on with the other, according to a statement from the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
—Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
Maria De Lose Garcia Galindo, of St. Paul, and the child, Sebastian Chavez Garcia, were traveling north on the highway in a Toyota Camry when Galindo crossed the centerline and collided head on with a flatbed semi-trailer truck near 250th Street just after 10:30 a.m., the State Patrol said.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2024
This will ensure the new knife doesn’t rip or tear the centerline of the paper tape.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
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Erik Vance, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The families’ vehicles got into a collision just after 8 a.m. ET Thursday when one car crossed the centerline of a road and collided head-on with the other, according to a statement from the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
—Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
Maria De Lose Garcia Galindo, of St. Paul, and the child, Sebastian Chavez Garcia, were traveling north on the highway in a Toyota Camry when Galindo crossed the centerline and collided head on with a flatbed semi-trailer truck near 250th Street just after 10:30 a.m., the State Patrol said.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2024
This will ensure the new knife doesn’t rip or tear the centerline of the paper tape.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Centerline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centerline. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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centerline
noun
cen·ter·line
ˈsen-tər-ˈlīn
: a real or imaginary line that runs down the middle of something
the centerline of the highway
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