dividing line

noun

: a line or object that separates two areas

The dividing lines on the street were newly painted.

A fence marked the dividing line between the two properties.

—often used figuratively

the dividing line between right and wrong

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That compact essentially split what the signers thought was the normal flow of the river in half, and required the Upper Basin — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — to leave the Lower Basin’s half to flow past the dividing line at Lees Ferry in northern Arizona. —

Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024 The most important dividing line in the plastic treaty talks More than any other issue, specific limits on plastic production are the most contentious. —

Dylan Scott, Vox, 24 Sep. 2024 So the dividing line was more between the adults and the kids. —

Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024 In this state, water is everything, especially in summer, and access to it creates a dividing line of sorts between the haves and the have nots. —

Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 22 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dividing line

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