Usually means: Front where opposing forces engage.
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  1. battle line: Merriam-Webster
  2. battle line: Collins English Dictionary
  3. battle line: Vocabulary.com
  4. battle-line: Wordnik
  5. battle-line, battle line: Wiktionary
  6. battle line: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. battle line: Dictionary.com
  8. Battle Line, Battle line: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. battle line: Rhymezone
  10. battle line: FreeDictionary.org
  11. battle line: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. battle line: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (battle line)

noun:  (military, army) The notional line on either side of which opposing forces are arrayed, and at which they meet in battle; a fortified line, short of the line where battle is expected, and behind which forces are arrayed; a forward line of infantry or other force, prepared for battle.
noun:  (military, navy) A line of battle.
noun:  (figuratively, usually in the plural) Any of those parts of a contest which, as a result of strategic decisions on both sides, are most closely fought and will likely determine the contest's course and outcome.

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