centerline
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centerline (plural centerlines)
- A line down the center of a road, generally one that divides traffic moving in opposite directions.
- 1978, US Department of Transportation, Traffic control for street and highway construction and maintenance operations:
- It is particularly confusing when the motorist is channelized across the highway centerline. For long-term closures conflicting pavement markings must be removed or obliterated before relaning the roadway.
- (martial arts, boxing) An imaginary line connecting the center of two fighters' bodies while they face each other.