Blackline
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Blackline is a noun meaning A document indicating the differences between two versions of another document.
Meaning
A document indicating the differences between two versions of another document.
More Meanings
- (firefighting) A line of deliberately burned material created to stop the advance of a larger fire.
- (transitive) To compare versions of (a document) by this method.
Example Sentences
A second squad uses drip torches to begin burning a 15- to 20-foot barrier or “blackline” inside the wetline.
The helicopter is used to burn blacklines when the relative humidity is above 50%, temperature is below 50 degrees F, and wind speed is less than 6 mph.
Word Forms
- blacklines
- blacklining
- blacklined
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include redline, blueline, blue-print, draft, drawover, metadocument.
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