Meaning

2 senses
  1. The line of battle of one's enemy.

  2. (also, figuratively, usually plural)The boundary of the territory controlled by the enemy.

Examples

9 sentences
  1. Tom spent some time behind enemy lines.

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  2. They attempted to break through the enemy line.

    deSie versuchten, die feindliche Linie zu durchbrechen.

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  3. They were left behind enemy lines.

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  4. We broke through the enemy lines.

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  5. Ziri and his men are approaching enemy lines.

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Forms

plural: enemy lines
Singularenemy line
Pluralenemy lines

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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