# centerline

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #52,848

## Definitions
1. A line down the center of a road, generally one that divides traffic moving in opposite directions.
2. A line, either demarcated or imagined, representing the precise center (middle) of something (such that what lies on one side of it is precisely equal in size to what lies on the other side); the central axis represented by this line.
3. An imaginary line connecting the center of two fighters' bodies while they face each other.

## Etymology
From center + line.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/centerline