Meaning

3 senses
  1. A point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line.

    Zeilenumbruch, Zeilenwechsel

  2. A character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text.

    Near-synonyms: newline, line feed, carriage return, hard return, soft return (sometimes synonymous)

  3. A break made through the opposition's defensive line.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. The thief cut the telephone lines before breaking into the house.

    ruВор перерезал телефонный провод, перед тем как проникнуть в дом.

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  2. I can't hear you. The line is breaking up.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
a point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line or the character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text:
line break — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto