dividing line

English

Noun

dividing line (plural dividing lines)

1. a line, often invisible, which marks the boundary between two areas.
2. an imaginary line marking the difference between different things, ideals etc.

   the dividing lines between political parties

Translations

boundary between areas

• Danish: grænse (da) c, skillelinje c
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: skillelinje m or f, skille (no) n

  Nynorsk: skiljeline f, skiljelinje f

• Swedish: skiljelinje (sv) c

imaginary line marking difference

• Danish: skillelinje c
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: skillelinje m or f, skille (no) n

  Nynorsk: skiljeline f, skiljelinje f

• Swedish: skiljelinje (sv) c

References

• “dividing line”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.