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front line

1 of 2

noun

1
a
: a military line formed by the most advanced tactical combat units
also : front sense 2a(2)
b
: an area of potential or actual conflict or struggle
2
: the most advanced, responsible, or visible position in a field or activity

frontline

2 of 2

adjective

front·​line ˈfrənt-ˌlīn How to pronounce frontline (audio)
1
: relating to, being, or involved in a front line
frontline ambulances
2
: first-rate
frontline teachers
also : first-string
a frontline goalie

Synonyms

Noun

Adjective

Example Sentences

Noun These researchers are on the front line of defense against cancer. She has been working on the front lines to educate the poor. Adjective if I'm having brain surgery, I want it done at a frontline hospital
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Or kick it short to the front line of the return team. Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2022 Officially, Ukraine has continued to maintain a high level of operational secrecy over the military moves, issuing few details about the course of the campaign and restricting journalists’ access to the front line. Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022 From executive-level leadership to the front line, cost-cutting measures with employees could mean compromises in product and service quality and experience. Camille Nicita, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 In the city of Kramatorsk, closer to the front line, residents told the AP after a strike in a residential area that soldiers had been staying there. Cara Anna, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022 In the larger city of Kramatorsk, an hour’s drive closer to the front line, officials said the population had dropped to about 50,000 from the normal 220,000 in the weeks following Russia’s invasion but has since risen to 68,000. Cara Anna, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2022 The soldiers who carried Maksym to the aid station piled back in their truck to drive the roughly two miles back to the front line. New York Times, 5 July 2022 For three of them, Maryinka was their first front line mission. Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post, 21 May 2022 And then there is the active front line in the east, from the southern Kherson province to the northeastern Sumy region, which is more than 750 miles long. New York Times, 14 June 2022
Adjective
My role at Davos this year was to chart the future of manufacturing, with a particular focus on frontline industrial workers. Natan Linder, Forbes, 1 June 2022 While there is no shortage of frontline footage of arrests and protestors clashing with police, most of the running time is dedicated to placing recent events in historical and deeply personal contexts. Richard Kuipers, Variety, 27 July 2022 It’s about the early months of the pandemic in the Chinese city, through the stories of frontline medical workers, patients, and ordinary citizens. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2022 During the pandemic, Tassiello was redeployed to provide emotional support and meet basic needs for frontline medical staff working in Covid-19 units. Deb Gordon, Forbes, 17 May 2022 The company, which has long prided itself on secrecy, has seen its employees push back and speak out over issues ranging from alleged pay disparities, remote work policies and mistreatment of its frontline retail workers. Chris Isidore And Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN, 18 Apr. 2022 Many turned homes into offices and some frontline workers began risking their lives for a paycheck. David Miller, ABC News, 3 May 2022 Bowser said the portal might open to residents with chronic medical conditions and other non-frontline essential workers in the first week of February. Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2021 Under Connecticut’s original vaccination plan, frontline essential workers such as grocery store workers and people with underlying conditions such as Zabarsky’s were slated to be next in line for vaccination. Emily Brindley, courant.com, 7 Mar. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of front line was circa 1797

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