Meaning

A drawing, document, etc. that has been marked for correction or modification..

Definitions by Sense

1. A drawing, document, etc. that has been marked for correction or modification.
2. The maximum speed, temperature, pressure, etc., at which a device (such as the engine in a car, aircraft, etc.) is designed to operate.
3. To mark a drawing or document for correction or modification.
4. To operate a device at one or more redlines.
5. (Canada, US, urban studies) To deny or complicate access to services (such as banking, insurance, or healthcare) to residents in specific, often racially determined, areas.
6. (audio engineering) To achieve audio levels that will cause clipping (indicated by red in an audio meter).

Example Sentences

Already ‘redlined’ by profit-hungry telcos, the inhabitants of poor inner city areas can be shut out of the new on-line services through lack of money.

Word Forms

• redlines
• redlining
• redlined

Antonyms for red line

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When Should You Use Red line?

Use red line when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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