(rail transport) A secondary route which leaves a mainline, following a different route to the main line, before rejoining it several miles further on.

A line of rope or cord attached to the nose peg of a camel.

(Colour theory) The locus on the edge of the chromaticity diagram formed between extreme spectral red and violet.

(transitive) To bring into a state of conformity; to make consistent with others.

(nautical) A rope used to tie a small ship to a dock, keeping it close to the pier / A rope to which the pontoons of a military bridge are fastened

(linguistics) In German dialectology, an isogloss separating the Central German dialects to the north (which have a stop in words like Appel (“apple”)) from the Upper German dialects to the south (which have an affricate).

(anatomy) A ridge on the inner side of the mandible extending from the junction of the two halves of the bone in front to the last molar on each side and giving attachment to the mylohyoid muscle and to the superior pharyngeal constrictor.

plural of line crash

Of first resort. / Of prime quality or importance. / At the lowermost supervisory level.

Of second resort. / Of mediocre quality or peripheral importance. / At the next-to-lowest supervisory level.